Abstract
A new method for the production of boron nanoparticles is described. Boron trichloride is dissociated through injection into thermal plasma followed by a nucleation process producing boron nanoparticles. The ambient oxidation of the as-produced nanoparticles is also investigated. The nanoparticles were characterized with scanning transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to investigate their purity and stability under ambient conditions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7187-7191 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Nanoparticle Research |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments This study was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under awards CTS-0506748 and CBET-0730184. Parts of this study were carried out in the College of Science and Engineering Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota, which receives partial support from NSF through the MRSEC program.
Keywords
- Ambient oxidation
- Boron nanoparticle
- Nucleation process
- Thermal plasma