A Practical Criterion for Screening Stable Boron Nanostructures

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (21) ◽  
pp. 11950-11955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-Gang Xu ◽  
Yu-Jun Zhao ◽  
Xiao-Bao Yang ◽  
Hu Xu
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2010 ◽  
Vol 114 (10) ◽  
pp. 4362-4375 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Özdoğan ◽  
S. Mukhopadhyay ◽  
W. Hayami ◽  
Z. B. Güvenç ◽  
R. Pandey ◽  
...  


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadegh Sadeghzadeh ◽  
Kasra Einalipour Eshkalak ◽  
Fatemeh Molaei ◽  
Hossein Siavoshi

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are competitive candidates replacing or supplementing conventional semiconductors due to their atomically uniform thickness. To observe and exploit the unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, it is therefore vital to obtain clean and repeatable interfaces. Also, carbon, nitrogen, and boron nanostructures are promising ballistic protection materials due to their low density and excellent mechanical properties. In this study, we evaluated the ballistic properties of C3N and BC3 nanosheets against the hypersonic bullets with Mach number greater than 6. Besides, we created a hybrid sheet using van der Waals bonds between them based on the hypervelocity impacts of fullerene (C60) molecules utilizing molecular dynamics simulation. In the following, the ballistic properties of different structures were examined, and it was shown that C3N nanosheets have higher absorption energy than BC3 after C60 penetration. In contrast, in lower impact speeds and before penetration, single-layers exhibited almost similar behavior. Our findings also reveal that in hybrid structures, the C3N layers will improve the ballistic properties of BC3. The energy absorption values with a variable number of layers and interlayer distance are investigated, for homogeneous or hybrid configurations (stacking of C3N and BC3). In this work, we have discussed two interlayer distances of X = 3.4Å and 4X = 13.6Å for different configurations. These results provide a fundamental understanding of ultra-light multilayered armors' design using nanocomposites based on advanced 2D materials. It can also be used to select and make 2D membranes and allotropes for DNA sequencing and filtration.



2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 1837-1842
Author(s):  
Ravindra Kumar Jha ◽  
Aman Nanda ◽  
Navakanta Bhat

Boron nanostructures obtained via a top-down approach can be efficiently used as the receptor in chemiresistive methane gas sensors.







2012 ◽  
Vol 05 ◽  
pp. 488-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Izadi ◽  
Gh. Akbari ◽  
K. Janghorban ◽  
M. Ghaffari

In this study, mechanical alloying (MA) of Fe -50 Al , Fe -49.5 Al -1 B , and Fe -47.5 Al -5 B (at.%) alloy powders and mechanical properties of sintered products of the as-milled powders were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed the addition of B caused more crystallite refinement compared to the B -free powders. To consider the sintering and ordering behaviors of the parts produced from cold compaction of the powders milled for 80 h, sintering was conducted at various temperatures. It was found that the sintering temperature has no meaningful effect on the long-range order parameter. The transformation of the disordered solid solution developed by MA to ordered Fe - Al - ( B ) intermetallics was a consequence of sintering. Also, the nano-scale structure of the samples was retained even after sintering. The microhardness of pore-free zones of the nanostructured specimens decreased by increasing the sintering temperature. Moreover, the sintering temperature has no effect on the compressive yield stress. However, the fracture strain increased by increasing the sintering temperature. The samples containing 1 at.% B showed more strain to fracture compared with the B -free and 5 at.% B samples.



Author(s):  
F. Lagunas ◽  
B. Sorenson ◽  
P. Jash ◽  
M. Trenary

Boron nanostructures were synthesized by the vapor-liquid-solid mechanism using nickel as a catalyst. Two types of catalyst deposition methods were used: thermal evaporation and solution dispersion of Ni nanopowder. Also, the effect of synthesis temperature on the shapes of the nanostrucrure formed is reported here. The nanostructures were primarily characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Further qualitative analyses were done with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM). For quantitative analyses Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) were used. These results confirmed that 1) high purity Ni assisted boron nanostructures grow by pyrolysis of diborane, and that 2) oxide assisted growth of the nanostructures did not take place as carbon and oxygen were present only as surface contamination. Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED) patterns showed that the nanostructures were mainly crystalline. By decreasing the amount of nickel catalyst that is deposited by thermal evaporation the diameters of the nanowires were reduced. Also, the use of nickel nanopowder as catalyst instead of Ni film resulted in significant reduction in wire diameter. The diameter of the boron nanowires are about 36 nm. With nanowires other types of nanostructures were formed in either type of deposition. At the lower reaction temperature formation of nanosheets was observed.



2009 ◽  
Vol 94 (19) ◽  
pp. 193116 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Q. Li


2017 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 925-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Ghorban Hosseini ◽  
Mohammad Ali Zarei ◽  
Seyed Jafar Hosseini Toloti ◽  
Hamid Kardan ◽  
Mohammad Amin Alavi


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