Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior Study
Nanotubes made of boron nitride (BN) and carbon have attracted considerable attention within the literature due to their unique mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. In this work, BN and carbon nanotubes, exhibiting high purity (>99%) and similar surface areas (~200 m<sup>2</sup...
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| author | Nikolaos Kostoglou Christos Tampaxis Georgia Charalambopoulou Georgios Constantinides Vladislav Ryzhkov Charalabos Doumanidis Branko Matovic Christian Mitterer Claus Rebholz |
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| description | Nanotubes made of boron nitride (BN) and carbon have attracted considerable attention within the literature due to their unique mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. In this work, BN and carbon nanotubes, exhibiting high purity (>99%) and similar surface areas (~200 m<sup>2</sup>/g), were systematically investigated for their thermal stability and oxidation behavior by combining thermal gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry methods at temperatures of up to ~1300 °C under a synthetic air flow environment. The BN nanotubes showed a good resistance to oxidation up to ~900 °C and fully transformed to boron oxide up to ~1100 °C, while the carbon nanotubes were stable up to ~450 °C and almost completely combusted up to ~800 °C. The different oxidation mechanisms are attributed to the different chemical nature of the two types of nanotubes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3de4bcee067a45a5a00b7d9605ae1a212023-11-20T23:39:15ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912020-12-011012243510.3390/nano10122435Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior StudyNikolaos Kostoglou0Christos Tampaxis1Georgia Charalambopoulou2Georgios Constantinides3Vladislav Ryzhkov4Charalabos Doumanidis5Branko Matovic6Christian Mitterer7Claus Rebholz8Department of Materials Science, Montanuniversität Leoben, 8700 Leoben, AustriaNational Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, 15341 Athens, GreeceNational Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, 15341 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Lemesos, CyprusResearch School of High-Energy Physics, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, RussiaCollege of Engineering and Computer Science, VinUniversity, Hanoi 100000, VietnamVinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Materials Science, Montanuniversität Leoben, 8700 Leoben, AustriaDepartment of Materials Science, Montanuniversität Leoben, 8700 Leoben, AustriaNanotubes made of boron nitride (BN) and carbon have attracted considerable attention within the literature due to their unique mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. In this work, BN and carbon nanotubes, exhibiting high purity (>99%) and similar surface areas (~200 m<sup>2</sup>/g), were systematically investigated for their thermal stability and oxidation behavior by combining thermal gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry methods at temperatures of up to ~1300 °C under a synthetic air flow environment. The BN nanotubes showed a good resistance to oxidation up to ~900 °C and fully transformed to boron oxide up to ~1100 °C, while the carbon nanotubes were stable up to ~450 °C and almost completely combusted up to ~800 °C. The different oxidation mechanisms are attributed to the different chemical nature of the two types of nanotubes.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/12/2435boron nitride nanotubescarbon nanotubespuritythermal stabilityoxidation resistance |
| spellingShingle | Nikolaos Kostoglou Christos Tampaxis Georgia Charalambopoulou Georgios Constantinides Vladislav Ryzhkov Charalabos Doumanidis Branko Matovic Christian Mitterer Claus Rebholz Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior Study Nanomaterials boron nitride nanotubes carbon nanotubes purity thermal stability oxidation resistance |
| title | Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior Study |
| title_full | Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior Study |
| title_fullStr | Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior Study |
| title_short | Boron Nitride Nanotubes Versus Carbon Nanotubes: A Thermal Stability and Oxidation Behavior Study |
| title_sort | boron nitride nanotubes versus carbon nanotubes a thermal stability and oxidation behavior study |
| topic | boron nitride nanotubes carbon nanotubes purity thermal stability oxidation resistance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/12/2435 |
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