Synthesis of 1D boron trioxide nanorods via heat treatment of electrospun PVA nanofibers decorated with amorphous boron

Mücahid Özcan; Cengiz Kaya; Figen Kaya

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135011

Synthesis of 1D boron trioxide nanorods via heat treatment of electrospun PVA nanofibers decorated with amorphous boron

Mücahid Özcan
, Cengiz Kaya
, Figen Kaya

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Boron trioxide has the highest boron ratio among boron compounds, which is crucial in many applications. In this study, B₂O₃ was produced for the first time to date in nanorod morphology to facilitate use of one-dimensional (1D) B₂O₃ compounds. The high solubility renders the use of solution-based methods ineffective for the directional growth of B₂O₃ crystals; therefore, electrospinning was utilized to produce boron-reinforced PVA nanofibers, which were used as precursors for directional growth of B₂O₃ nanostructures. Nanofibers were annealed to facilitate the growth of square cross-sectional nanorods with a size of less than 100 nm. Synthesized nanorods could produce novel coatings, composites, and high-sensitivity sensors.

Original language	English
Article number	135011
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	351
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135011
State	Published - Nov 15 2023
Externally published	Yes

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from TUBITAK under contract number 122M836. The authors also acknowledge the financial support from Yıldız Technical University under contract numbers FDK-2019-3742 and FBA-2023-5301 respectively.

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Boron trioxide
Electrospinning
Elementel boron
Nanofibers
Nanorods

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