1 School of Material Science and Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Function Materials Education, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices of Ministry of Education of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Tianjin, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300191, China; 2 Tianjin Vocational Institute, Tianjin 300191, China
Abstract The hexagonal boron nitrides (BNs) with different morphologies are synthesized on a large scale by a simple route using a two-step synthetic process. The morphology of h-BN can be easily controlled by changing the heat-treatment atmosphere. The whiskers with 0.5-10 μm in diameter and 50-100 μm in length consist of few-layers nanosheets in the NH3 gas. The BN nanosheets can be dissociated from the whiskers by ultrasonic treatment, which are less than 5 nm in thickness and even only two layers thick. The concentration and activity of N play an important role, and abundant N and higher activity are conducive for refining grain in reaction. The H3BO3 and C3N6H6 molecules form a layer-like morphology with the interlinked planar triangle by a hydrogen-bonded structure.
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11504266), the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation, China (Grant No. 17JCQNJC02300), and the National Key Foundation for Exploring Scientific Instrument, China (Grant No. 2014YQ120351).
Corresponding Authors:
Zhao-Jun Mo
E-mail: mzjmzj163@163.com
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