Advances on the growth and properties of N- and B-doped carbon nanotubes

Terrones M, Ajayan PM, Blase X, Blau W, Carroll DL, Charlier JC, Czerw R, Foley B, Grobert N, Kamalakaran R, Kohler-Redlich P, Ruhle M
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The synthesis of crystalline C3N4 and CN nanotubes, predicted to be super-hard and metallic respectively, remains a challenge for the future. However, small quantities of nitrogen (