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Chemical synthesis and characterization of boron/boron nitride core–shell nanostructures

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A moderate chemical method [i.e., the reaction of diborane (B2H6) and a mixture gas of ammonia and nitrogen (NH3/N2) over nanoscale iron boride at 1100 °C] was developed to explore the boron nitride (BN) nanostructures. The products were well characterized by high-resolution electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Two types of novel core–shell nanocapsules of amorphous boron core encapsulated in crystalline boron nitride shell were obtained. The first one looked like a peanut with an amorphous B core containing a trace of BN crystallites, a transition layer of BN nanofibers and amorphous B, and a thornlike shell of BN nanofibers. The second one looked like a perfect sphere consisting of a pure amorphous B core and a rather smooth crystalline BN shell. These results not only provided us a new chemical method for preparing BN nanostructures but also enriched the important BN nanostructures family. A growth mechanism is also briefly discussed.

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  1. Key Lab for Mesoscopic Materials Science and Jiangsu Province Lab of Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China

    K. F. Huo, Z. Hu, J. J. Fu, H. Xu, X. Z. Wang & Y. Chen

  2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China

    Y. N. Lü

  3. Department of Materials Science, The National University of Singapore, 119260, Singapore

    B. H. Liu & J. Ding

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Huo, K.F., Hu, Z., Fu, J.J. et al. Chemical synthesis and characterization of boron/boron nitride core–shell nanostructures. Journal of Materials Research 18, 1641–1645 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2003.0225

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