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A General Solution Route toward Metal Boride Nanocrystals
Author(s) -
Portehault David,
Devi Sarala,
Beaunier Patricia,
Gervais Christel,
Giordano Cristina,
Sanchez Clément,
Antonietti Markus
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201006810
Subject(s) - boride , nanocrystal , texture (cosmology) , metal , nanoparticle , materials science , process (computing) , content (measure theory) , nanotechnology , computer science , metallurgy , mathematics , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , operating system , mathematical analysis
Mini B : An ionothermal process under relatively mild conditions (500–900 °C) provides the first versatile route towards nanocrystals of metal (Ca, Ce, Mo, Nb, Hf, Fe, Mn) hexaborides, tetraborides, diborides, and lower borides (see picture). Control over the nanoparticle size and the material texture is achieved to tune these functional materials.