1. Scalable production of boron nitride nanosheets in ionic liquids by shear-assisted thermal treatment.
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Sun, Guoxun and Bi, Jianqiang
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BORON nitride , *NANOSTRUCTURED materials , *IONIC liquids , *HYDROGEN fluoride , *HEAT treatment - Abstract
Due to their intriguing properties, boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) with large lateral size and high crystallinity have great promise for many applications. However, the quantitative exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into good quality BNNSs still remains a key challenge. Herein, we report a scalable method to exfoliate BNNSs in ionic liquids (ILs) via shear-assisted thermal treatment. Few-layer BNNSs with well-preserved structural integrity are successfully prepared by this method. The synergistic effects of strong physical adsorption and intercalation of IL molecules, chemical interactions between hydrogen fluoride (HF) and h-BN, activation energy provided by heat treatment, and shear forces generated by repetitive stirring effect contribute to the exfoliation of BNNSs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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