Production and characterization of boron nanoparticles synthesized with a thermal plasma system

Weon Gyu Shin; Steven Calder; Ozan Ugurlu; Steven L. Girshick

doi:10.1007/s11051-011-0633-3

Production and characterization of boron nanoparticles synthesized with a thermal plasma system

Weon Gyu Shin, Steven Calder, Ozan Ugurlu, Steven L. Girshick

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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)
Pages (from-to)	7187-7191
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Volume	13
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-011-0633-3
State	Published - Dec 2011

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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.

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Ambient oxidation
Boron nanoparticle
Nucleation process
Thermal plasma

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