Study of Two Temperatures on Lab-scale Synthesis and Characterization of Hexagonal Boron Nitride
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https://doi.org/10.38032/scse.2025.3.155Keywords:
h-BN, FTIR, XRD, Zeta Potential, Sol-Gel SynthesisAbstract
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a potential 2D material due to its advantageous characteristics such as low specific density, resilience to high temperatures, increased interlayer shear force, broad bandgap, and resistance to oxidation. This study aimed to explore a cost-effective and lab-scale synthesis method of h-BN by optimizing two temperatures. For the synthesis of h-BN, sol-gel synthesis method has been used. The synthesized h-BN was characterized by FTIR, XRD, and Zeta potential. FTIR confirmed the formation of BN at 600°C for 4 M boric acid-based precursor solution. XRD analysis showed the crystal size 27.74 nm for h-BN. Zeta potential was measured -26.8 mV for h-BN. This study will help the scientific community to easily synthesize and further tune the properties of h-BN which will ultimately open a new door in many fields such as medicine, drug delivery, environmental remediation.
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