Destruction, Amorphization and Reactivity of Nano-BN Under Ball Milling

Authors

A. N. Streletskii, Russian Academy of Sciences
D. G. Permenov, Federal State Unitary Enterprise
B. B. Bokhonov, Russian Academy of Sciences
I. V. Kolbanev, Russian Academy of Sciences
A. V. Leonov, Moscow State University
I. V. Berestetskaya, Russian Academy of Sciences
Kiril A. Streletzky, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-26-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Abstract

The processes of mechanical activation of a hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and its reactivity upon interaction with hydrogen and water were investigated using X-ray, TEM, Microdiffraction, Dynamic Light Scattering, FTIR-spectroscopy, adsorption (BET). Initial h-BN samples were monocrystalline plates 70–80 nm thick. Mechanical treatment of h-BN is accompanied by plate splitting and formation of crystallographically oriented “rods.” The rod thickness gradually diminishes to less than 5 nm. Specific surface area of the rods (400 m2/g), is found to be equal to the outer geometrical surface of rods. As nanocrystallites form “c” parameter of h-BN increases. When nanocrystallites are less than several nanometers in size, mechanical treatment results in BN amorphization; in this case specific surface of the system begins to decrease. Splitting of BN plates in the atmosphere of hydrogen is accompanied by the material hydrogenation and formation of BH and NH bonds. The amount of adsorbed hydrogen corresponds to monolayer filling. The amorphous part of activated BN interacts with water even at room temperature.

Comments

The work was carried out under financial support of Presidium RAS Program (no. 08-P), RFBR (grant 07-03-00610) and INTAS (grant 05-1000005-7672).

Repository Citation

Streletskii, A. N.; Permenov, D. G.; Bokhonov, B. B.; Kolbanev, I. V.; Leonov, A. V.; Berestetskaya, I. V.; and Streletzky, Kiril A., "Destruction, Amorphization and Reactivity of Nano-BN Under Ball Milling" (2009). Physics Faculty Publications. 253.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/253

DOI

10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.08.088

Version

Postprint

Publisher's Statement

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 483, 1-2, August 26, 2009 DOI#10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.08.088

Volume

483

Issue

2016-01-02