Nanostructured Boron Carbon Nitride For Boron Neutron Capture Therapy And Other Applications

Abstract

Boron carbon nitride (BCN) is a combination of group IIIA, group IVA and Group VA newlineelements in B C N ternary phase diagram which is expected to show tunable physical and newlineelectrical properties. The structures of boron nitride (BN) and carbon polymorphs are newlineanalogous, which forms a basis for synthesizing diamond-like phase with all three newlineelements. BCN nanomaterials has been anticipated to possess properties in-between newlineconducting graphene and insulating BN. The properties of BN, carbon nitride (C3N4), newlinegraphene, boron carbide (B4C) can be combined and modified in this material. The tunable newlineand exceptional optical, electrical, mechanical and thermal properties of BCN are desirable newlinefor specific applications. Various theoretical, as well as experimental studies, reveal that newlineBCN unveiled numerous potential applications in energy devices, supercapacitors, newlinenanoelectronics, optoelectronics, electrochemical sensors, catalysis, high-temperature newlinelubricants, novel composites etc. In reported literature, mostly multiple steps and complex newlineprocess synthesis routes for BCN have been used till date which limits its exploration. newlineTherefore, a simple, cost-effective, single-step synthesis approach with high yield is newlinerequired. newline