Boron nanotubes could outperform carbon
January 6, 2008 | Source: NewScientist.com news service
Boron nanotubes could have many of the same properties as carbon nanotubes, but should be better conductors than carbon, and be superconducting at higher temperatures, Tsinghua University researchers believe.
Boron nanotubes should also have variable electrical properties–some as conductors and some as semiconductors–making them useful for creating transistors and other nanodevices.