Various types of zero, one, and two-dimensional boron nanomaterials such as nanoclusters,
nanowires, nanotubes, nanobelts, nanoribbons, nanosheets, and monolayer crystalline …

Silica coated magnetite (Fe3O4@ SiO2) core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled silica
shell thicknesses were prepared by a modified Stöber method using 20 nm hydrophilic …

One-dimensional (1D) boron nanostructures are very potential for nanoscale electronic
devices since their physical properties including electric transport and field emission have …

Systematic ab initio structure prediction was applied for the first time to predict low energy
surface reconstructions by employing the minima hop** method on the α-boron (111) …

Boron could be the next element after carbon to form two-dimensional monolayer structures.
Using the ab initio global searches, we found all low-lying monolayer boron sheets with 1–4 …

Boron nanowires (BNWs) may have potential applications as reinforcing materials because
B fibers are widely known for their excellent mechanical performance. However until now …

Nanostructures are linked to many areas of science and technology. A cornerstone of our
current research is the practical development of boron cluster-based, nanostructured …

Boron nanowires (BNWs) are considered as an ideal optoelectronic nanomaterial, but
controlling them in identical growth mode and large-area patterns is technically challenging …

The nanocrystallites of NiFe 2 O 4 have been successfully synthesized by gas phase
condensation using the dc thermal plasma arc method (NF-1) and by the chemical co …

Large-area patterned boron carbide nanowires (B 4 C NWs) have been synthesized using
chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The average diameter of B 4 C NWs is about 50 nm, with …