Mixed nitrogen source effect in the hydrothermal synthesis of cubic BN

摘要

Mixed nitrogen source effect was applied in the synthesis of boron nitride (BN) by hydrothermal method. The experimental results revealed that, compared to those obtained by using only two kinds of nitrogen sources, when three kinds of nitrogen sources were used during the synthesis of BN. it was more easier to obtain BN samples with cBN as the dominant phase. Furthermore, if this effect was applied together with the two-step reaction method, nearly pure cBN can be obtained. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selective area electron diffraction (SAED), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements proved that the major phases in the samples are cBN.