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Characterization of Newly Synthesized Novel Graphite Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Kannan M. Krishnan ,
John Kouvetakis ,
Takayoshi Sasaki  and
Neil Bartlett
Kannan M. Krishnan
Affiliation:
Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
John Kouvetakis
Affiliation:
Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Takayoshi Sasaki
Affiliation:
Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Neil Bartlett
Affiliation:
Materials and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Abstract

Reactions of C5H6 and BCl3 at 800°C yields a metallic graphite-like material of composition BCx (3.0 ≤ x ≤ 4.00) while reactions of BCl3, NH3 and C2 produces a B/C/N graphitic semiconductor of approximate stoichiometry B2CN2. Both materials were shown to be homogeneous using Auger electron spectroscopy and extensively characterized by electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Single loss profiles of the EELS data were obtained using the fourier-log deconvolution method. Compositions were determined using hydrogenic cross-sections. A careful study of the plasmon resonance energies and the fine structures of the core-loss edges of these materials has been invaluable in demonstrating that the boron, carbon and nitrogen atoms are all sp2 hybridized. Therefore, these new materials are in-sheet graphite hybrids and not intercalations.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 121: Symposium H – Better Ceramics Through Chemistry III , 1988 , 527
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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