Evolution of Irradiation-Induced Vacancy Defects in Boron Nitride Nanotubes.

@article{Cheng2016EvolutionOI,
  title={Evolution of Irradiation-Induced Vacancy Defects in Boron Nitride Nanotubes.},
  author={Guangming Cheng and Shanshan Yao and Xiahan Sang and Boyi Hao and Dongyang Zhang and Yoke Khin Yap and Yong Zhu},
  journal={Small},
  year={2016},
  volume={12 6},
  pages={
          818-24
        }
}
Irradiation-induced vacancy defects in multiwalled (MW) boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are investigated via in situ high-resolution transmission electron microscope operated at 80 kV, with a homogeneous distribution of electron beam intensity. During the irradiation triangle-shaped vacancy defects are gradually generated in MW BNNTs under a mediate electron current density (30 A cm(-2)), by knocking the B atoms out. The vacancy defects grow along a well-defined direction within a wall at the… 
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