Direct Transformation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride to Denser Forms

Autor: F. P. Bundy, R. H. Wentorf
Rok vydání: 1963
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Zdroj: The Journal of Chemical Physics. 38:1144-1149
ISSN: 1089-7690
0021-9606
DOI: 10.1063/1.1733815
Popis: Hexagonal, graphitelike boron nitride may be changed directly into the zincblende cubic form reported earlier or into a new wurtzite form by the application of static high pressures. No catalyst appears to be necessary. At high temperatures, between about 2500° and 4000°K, the zincblende form is favored; at lower temperatures, down to 300°K, the wurtzite form is favored; frequently both forms appear together. The minimum pressure required for the transformations is about 115 kbar at 2000°K; somewhat higher pressures, of the order of 130 kbar, suffice at higher and lower temperatures. The crystallites of the dense phases are small but give good x‐ray diffraction patterns from which the crystal structures can be determined.
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