Catalyst-Free Bottom-Up Synthesis of Few-Layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets

Figure 9

X-ray diffraction pattern of (a) XRD pattern of BNS12. The product synthesized at 800°C for 12 h was indexed as d₀₀₂ = 3.225 (27.64°), d₁₀₀ = 2.127 (42.47°), d₁₀₁ = 2.026 (44.71°), d₁₀₂ = 1.789 (50.98°), d₀₀₄ = 1.642 (55.94°), d₁₀₄ = 1.308 (72.12°), and d₁₁₀ = 1.241 (76.68°). (b) BNS24. The product is indexed as d₀₀₂ = 3.106 (28.72°), d₁₀₀ = 2.077 (43.51°), d₁₀₁ = 1.947 (45.73°), d₁₀₂ = 1.755 (52.05°), d₀₀₄ = 1.615 (56.98°), d₁₀₄ = 1.294 (73.14°), and d₁₁₀ = 1.229 (77.68°). (c) BNS48. The product is indexed as d₀₀₂ = 3.239 (27.52°), d₁₀₀ = 2.132 (42.34°), d₁₀₁ = 2.031 (44.58°), d₁₀₂ = 1.792 (50.87°), d₀₀₄ = 1.645 (55.83°), d₁₀₄ = 1.310 (72.01°), and d₁₁₀ = 1.245 (76.53°).

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