1. Additive-assisted synthesis of boride, carbide, and nitride micro/nanocrystals
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Chen, Bo, Yang, Lishan, Heng, Hua, Chen, Jingzhong, Zhang, Linfei, Xu, Liqiang, Qian, Yitai, and Yang, Jian
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NANOCRYSTAL synthesis , *PROPERTIES of matter , *OXIDES , *AMORPHOUS substances , *TEMPERATURE effect , *AUTOCLAVES , *X-ray diffraction , *SCANNING electron microscopy - Abstract
Abstract: General and simple methods for the syntheses of borides, carbides and nitrides are highly desirable, since those materials have unique physical properties and promising applications. Here, a series of boride (TiB2, ZrB2, NbB2, CeB6, PrB6, SmB6, EuB6, LaB6), carbide (SiC, TiC, NbC, WC) and nitride (TiN, BN, AlN, MgSiN2, VN) micro/nanocrystals were prepared from related oxides and amorphous boron/active carbon/NaN3 with the assistance of metallic Na and elemental S. In-situ temperature monitoring showed that the reaction temperature could increase quickly to ∼850°C, once the autoclave was heated to 100°C. Such a rapid temperature increase was attributed to the intense exothermic reaction between Na and S, which assisted the formation of borides, carbides and nitrides. The as-obtained products were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, and HRTEM techniques. Results in this report will greatly benefit the future extension of this approach to other compounds. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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