Preface ........................................................ ix
Editor ......................................................... xi
Contributors ................................................. xiii
SECTION I Synthesis and Fabrication
1 Nanoboron Nitrides ........................................... 3
Amir Pakdel, Yoshio Bando, and Dmitri Golberg
2 Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Nanoribbons Produced by Ball
Milling Method .............................................. 33
La Hua Li and Ying (Ian) Chen
3 Boron (Carbon) Nitride Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Porosity,
and Related Applications .................................... 59
Weiwei Lei, Dan Liu, Si Qin, David Portehault, and Ying
(Ian) Chen
4 Fabrication, Characterization, and Application of Boron
Nitride Nanomaterials ....................................... 91
Zhi-Gang Chen, Jin Zou, and Hui-Ming Cheng
5 Nanosheets and Nanocones Derived from Layered Hydroxides ... 113
Renzhi Ma and Takayoshi Sasaki
SECTION II Structures and Properties
6 Synthesis and Properties of Boron Carbon Nitride
Nanosheets and Nanotubes ................................... 141
Zhi Xu, Wenlong Wang and Xuedong Bai
7 Fabrication, Structure, and Properties of Graphene
Platelets ..................................................
Jun Ma, Qingshi Meng Jiabin Dai, and Nasser Saber
8 Helium Ion Microscopy for Graphene Characterization and
Modification ............................................... 201
Daniel Fox, Yangbo Zhou, and Hongzhou Zhang
9 Two-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanosheets: Novel Building
Blocks for Advanced Functional Materials ................... 233
Delai Ye, Hua Yu, and Lianzhou Wang
SECTION III Computation and Modeling
10 First-Principle Engineering Magnetism in Low-Dimensional
Boron Nitride Materials .................................... 257
Aijun Du
11 Ultrafast Transport in Nanotubes and Nanosheets ............ 271
Aaron W. Thornton, Afsana Ahmed, Majumder Mainak, Ho Bum
Park, and Anita J. Hill
12 Modeling Selective Transport and Desalination in
Nanotubes .................................................. 305
Michael Thomas, Ben Corry, Shin-Ho Chung, and Tamsyn
A. Hilder
SECTION IV Functionalization
13 Surface Chemistry of Two-Dimensional Layered Nanosheets .... 333
Motilal Mathesh, Hongbin Wang, Colin J. Barrow, and
Wenrong Yang
14 Chemistry of Boron Nitride Nanosheets ...................... 367
Yunbng Liao, Zhongfang Chen, John W. Cornell, and Yi Lin
15 Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes for Catalytic
Applications ............................................... 409
Li Wang, Lei Ge, Thomas Rufford, and Zhonghua Zhu
16 Chemical Functionalization and Composites of Boron
Nitride Nanotubes .......................................... 441
Wenjun Meng and Chunyi Zhi
17 Plasma Functionalization of Nanotubes ...................... 465
Zhiqiang Chen, Lu Hua Li, Xiujuan J. Dai, Ying (Ian)
Chen, and Xungai Wang
SECTION V Applications
18 Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Nanofillers/Reinforcement for
Polymer, Ceramic, and Metal Matrix Composites .............. 495
Debrupa Lahiri and Arvind Agarwal
19 Preparation and Application of Long Boron Nitride
Nanotubes .................................................. 525
Yuanlie Yu, Hua Chen, Yun Liu, Lu Hua Li, and Ying (Ian)
Chen
20 Controlled Synthesis of Functional Boron Nitride
Nanostructures for Applications ............................ 551
Boyi Hao, Chee Huei Lee, Jiesheng Wang, Anjana Asthana,
Dustin Winslow, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap
21 Recent Advancements in Boron Nitride Nanotube Biomedical
Research ................................................... 575
Gianni Ciofani, Barbara Mazzolai, and Virgilio Mattoli
22 Titanium-Based Nanorods and Nanosheets as Efficient
Electrode Materials ........................................ 587
Too Tao
Index ......................................................... 609
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