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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2012.36.7.731

Study on Synthesis of Boron-Containing Nanoparticles Using Thermal Plasma System  

Shin, Weon-Gyu (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.36, no.7, 2012 , pp. 731-736 More about this Journal
Abstract
A new method for producing boron-containing nanoparticles is described. Boron trichloride ($BCl_3$) and methane ($CH_4$) are dissociated through injection into a thermal plasma followed by a nucleation process producing boron or boron carbide nanoparticles. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to detect B-C bonds related to the carbide state and to probe the ratio of boron to carbon in the B-C bond structure. In addition, nanoparticles were characterized with scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy. It was found that nanoparticles were in the range 30-70 nm and a boron to carbon ratio in the B-C bond structure of up to 2 can be reached when $BCl_3$ of 20 sccm and $CH_4$ of 25 sccm were used.
Keywords
Boron Nanoparticle; Boron Carbide Nanoparticle; Thermal Plasma; X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy; Nucleation Process;
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