1. Synthesis of nano-sized amorphous boron powders through active dilution self-propagating high-temperature synthesis method.
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Wang, Jilin, Gu, Yunle, Li, Zili, Wang, Weimin, and Fu, Zhengyi
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AMORPHOUS substances , *BORON , *POWDERS , *DILUTION , *SELF-propagating high-temperature synthesis , *NANOPARTICLE synthesis , *FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy - Abstract
Nano-sized amorphous boron powders were synthesized by active dilution self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) method at temperatures ranging from 700°C to 850°C in a SHS furnace using Mg, B2O3 and KBH4 as raw materials. Samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Laser particle size analyzer, Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution transmission TEM (HRTEM). The boron powders demonstrated an average particle size of 50nm with a purity of 95.64wt.%. The diluter KBH4 played an important role in the active dilution synthesis of amorphous nano-sized boron powders. The effects of endothermic reaction rate, the possible chemical reaction mechanism and active dilution model for synthesis of the product were also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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