Inorganic Boron-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and Prospective Applications

Tian, Yan; Guo, Zekun; Zhang, Tong; Lin, Haojian; Li, Zijuan; Chen, Jun; Deng, Shaozhi; Liu, Fei

doi:10.3390/nano9040538

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Inorganic Boron-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and Prospective Applications

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Yan Tian

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Zekun Guo

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Tong Zhang

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Haojian Lin

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Zijuan Li

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Jun Chen

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Shaozhi Deng

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Fei Liu

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State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

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Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 538; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040538

Submission received: 15 February 2019 / Revised: 20 March 2019 / Accepted: 21 March 2019 / Published: 3 April 2019

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamics and Applications of Photon-Nanostructured Systems)

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Abstract

Inorganic boron-based nanostructures have great potential for field emission (FE), flexible displays, superconductors, and energy storage because of their high melting point, low density, extreme hardness, and good chemical stability. Until now, most researchers have been focused on one-dimensional (1D) boron-based nanostructures (rare-earth boride (REB₆) nanowires, boron nanowires, and nanotubes). Currently, two-dimensional (2D) borophene attracts most of the attention, due to its unique physical and chemical properties, which make it quite different from its corresponding bulk counterpart. Here, we offer a comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and optoelectronics properties of inorganic boron-based nanostructures, which are mainly concentrated on 1D rare-earth boride nanowires, boron monoelement nanowires, and nanotubes, as well as 2D borophene and borophane. This review paper is organized as follows. In Section I, the synthesis methods of inorganic boron-based nanostructures are systematically introduced. In Section II, we classify their optical and electrical transport properties (field emission, optical absorption, and photoconductive properties). In the last section, we evaluate the optoelectronic behaviors of the known inorganic boron-based nanostructures and propose their future applications.

Keywords: inorganic boron-based nanostructures; boron monoelement nanowire and nanotube; borophene; rare-earth boride (REB₆); optoelectronic properties

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Tian, Y.; Guo, Z.; Zhang, T.; Lin, H.; Li, Z.; Chen, J.; Deng, S.; Liu, F. Inorganic Boron-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and Prospective Applications. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040538

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Tian Y, Guo Z, Zhang T, Lin H, Li Z, Chen J, Deng S, Liu F. Inorganic Boron-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and Prospective Applications. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(4):538. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040538

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Tian, Yan, Zekun Guo, Tong Zhang, Haojian Lin, Zijuan Li, Jun Chen, Shaozhi Deng, and Fei Liu. 2019. "Inorganic Boron-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and Prospective Applications" Nanomaterials 9, no. 4: 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040538

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Tian, Y., Guo, Z., Zhang, T., Lin, H., Li, Z., Chen, J., Deng, S., & Liu, F. (2019). Inorganic Boron-Based Nanostructures: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and Prospective Applications. Nanomaterials, 9(4), 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040538

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