Research Article

Synthesis of Boron Nanorods by Smelting Non-Toxic Boron Oxide in Liquid Lithium

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TEM images of boron nanorods showing abundant nanorod formation of varying length and diameters (a) bundles of nanorods; (b) some long nanorods; (c) nanorods of shorter lengths and the spherical boron nanoparticles (highlighted in the circular part).
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