• 文献标题:   Phase transformations of nano-sized cubic boron nitride to white graphene and white graphite
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DANG HL, LIU YD, XUE WH, ANDERSON RS, SEWELL CR, XUE S, CRUNKLETON DW, SHEN YG, WANG SW
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Tulsa
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4867256
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We report quantum-mechanical investigations that predict the formation of white graphene and nano-sized white graphite from the first-order phase transformations of nano-sized boron nitride thin-films. The phase transformations from the nano-sized diamond-like structure, when the thickness d> 1.4 nm, to the energetically more stable nano-sized white graphite involve low activation energies of less than 1.0 eV. On the other hand, the diamond-like structure transforms spontaneously to white graphite when d