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Boron nitride

nanopowder, <150 nm avg. part. size (TEM), 99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Boron mononitride, Hexagonal boron nitride, White graphite

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Linear Formula:
BN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
24.82
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

Assay

99% trace metals basis

form

nanopowder

avg. part. size

<150 nm (TEM)

density

2.29 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

B#N

InChI

1S/BN/c1-2

InChI key

PZNSFCLAULLKQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Boron nitride has been well studied for applications including ceramic and polymer nanocomposites. Nanoscale boron nitride is essential for applications at this length scale as the increased surface area resulting in better incorporation in the matrix. BN possesses a number of material properties which increase its utility in machining and coating applications including wear resistance; chemical and thermal stability and wide band gap.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Sarat K Swain et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 95(2), 728-732 (2013-05-08)
A series of cellulose based nanobiocomposites (cellulose/BN) were prepared with incorporation of various percentage of nano boron nitride (BN). The interaction between cellulose and boron nitride was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The structure of cellulose/BN nanobiocomposites was
Miao Du et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 53(14), 3645-3649 (2014-03-05)
A novel, simple, and efficient method for the preparation of the fluorinated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (F-BNNSs) and the corresponding magnetic properties is presented. A one-step route is used to exfoliate and fluorinate the BNNSs by ammonium fluoride (NH4F) from
Lei Liu et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(47), 16670-16675 (2014-11-12)
Using selected-area low-energy electron diffraction analysis, we showed strict orientational alignment of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) crystallites with Cu(100) surface lattices of Cu foil substrates during atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition. In sharp contrast, the graphene-Cu(100) system is well-known
Gianni Ciofani et al.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 9(9-10), 1672-1685 (2013-02-21)
Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) represent an innovative and extremely intriguing class of nanomaterials. Thanks to their special chemical and physical characteristics, they have already found a large number of applications in the field of nanotechnology, and recent studies have shown
Rosas; G.;
Acta Microscopica, 19(3), 285-290 (2010)

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