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Effective Preparation of One‐Dimensional Boron‐Nitride‐ Nanotube‐Supported Nanosheet Hierarchical Structures and Their Optical/Adsorption Properties
Author(s) -
Wang Jilin,
Ji Yuchun,
Gu Yunle,
Liao Hejie,
Yang Liuzhong,
Long Fei,
Zhou Bing,
Wang Weimin,
Fu Zhengyi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201802294
Subject(s) - materials science , boron nitride , high resolution transmission electron microscopy , transmission electron microscopy , adsorption , raman spectroscopy , nanosheet , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , photoluminescence , band gap , analytical chemistry (journal) , composite material , optics , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , physics , engineering
A novel boron nitride nanotube‐supported nano‐sheets one‐dimensional hierarchical structures (BNNT‐BNNS) were efficiently prepared via a ball milling assisting chemical vapor deposition method. X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD), fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), Raman, field scanning electron microscopy (FSEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) were used to characterize the as‐synthesized samples. The samples presented a length of more than 20 μm and wide diameter ranges from 20 nm to 600 nm. Abundant nano‐sheets grew in random directions and intertwined closely on the surface of the one‐dimensional structures. Every nano‐sheet was transparent and demonstrated a thickness of less than 10 nm with irregular size and shape. Ultraviolet‐visible (UV‐vis) and photoluminescence (PL) results indicated that the band gap was 5.71 eV and the maximum fluorescence emission peak was located at 368 nm. In addition, it was worth noting that the BNNT‐BNNS hierarchical structures also presented excellent adsorption property for methylene blue (MB). When the adsorption time was 5 min, MB could be removed by 75.2% from water solution. The adsorption rate could increase to 97.3% when the adsorption time was 115 min. Finally, the possible chemical reactions and the corresponding catalytic cracking growth mechanism of the special hierarchical structures also were investigated carefully.