High-Pressure, High-Temperature Syntheses in the B-C-N-O System

Laurence Garvie; Hervé Hubert; William Petuskey; Paul F. McMillan; P R Buseck

doi:10.1006/jssc.1997.7583

High-Pressure, High-Temperature Syntheses in the B-C-N-O System

Laurence Garvie, Hervé Hubert, William Petuskey, Paul F. McMillan, P R Buseck

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Materials with structures related to that ofα-rhombohedral B (α-rh B) were synthesized in the B-C-N-O system at high pressures and temperatures. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy with a transmission electron microscope was used to determine the stoichiometry of these phases. The energy-loss near-edge structure of the core-loss edges provided qualitative information on the bonding and local band structure. Extensive solid solution between B₄C and B₆O was found in some of the syntheses as well as nanorods with composition near B₆C in one experiment. The analysis of the newα-rh B-type material, nominally B₆N, provided a mean composition of B₆N_0.92. The B K edge from B₆N is similar to that from other icosahedral boron-rich phases, more specifically to B₆O, although differences near the conduction-band onset reveal a high level of unoccupied states within the band gap.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	365-371
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume	133
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jssc.1997.7583
State	Published - Nov 1 1997

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