ABSTRACT
Boron nitride (BN) nanotubes have a structure similar to carbon (C) nanotubes but exhibit many interesting electronic and chemical properties. This chapter summarizes research in the synthesis of BN nanotubes using a new ball-milling and annealing method, which consists of high-energy ball milling and then isothermal annealing processes. The high-energy ball milling creates a precursor for BN nanotube formation during subsequent annealing. This review of BN nanotube synthesis under different milling and annealing conditions outlines new mechanisms of nanotube nucleation and growth involved in the milling-annealing method.
