Phase pure and well crystalline Cr2AlB2 powders are synthesized by heating the mixtures of CrB and Al powders at 900~℃.Cr2AlB2 exhibits nanolaminated morphology which transforms from flake-like crystallite to needle-...Phase pure and well crystalline Cr2AlB2 powders are synthesized by heating the mixtures of CrB and Al powders at 900~℃.Cr2AlB2 exhibits nanolaminated morphology which transforms from flake-like crystallite to needle-like grain with the increase of holding time.The morphology-structure relationships of Cr2AlB2 are delicately discussed.Meanwhile,as the precursor for fabrication of Cr2AlB2,high purity CrB powders are also prepared by high-temperature reaction of B and Cr elemental powders at 1800℃.CrB grains grow into regular plate-like morphology.Through Rietveld structure refinement,new sets of diffraction data are presented for both CrB and Cr2AlB2 and overlapped peak positions and intensities are revealed which make up for the deficiency of the existing data in ICDD PDF#32-0277(CrB)and ICDD PDF#72-1847(Cr2AlB2).Moreover,since MAB phases are precursors for preparing MBenes,2D-CrBnanosheets are successfully prepared by completely etching out Al atomic layers from Cr2AlB2.2D-CrB crystalizes in CrB structure with two-dimensional lamellar morphology.Simultaneously the formation mechanism of 2D-CrB is vividly depicted.A system of materials preparation from CrB to Cr2AlB2 and then to 2D-CrB is well established.展开更多
In this communication, the possibility for the preparation of two-dimensional MBene CrB from MAB phase Cr2AlB2 is demonstrated for the first time. Herein M is a transition metal, A is a group IIIAor IVA element and B ...In this communication, the possibility for the preparation of two-dimensional MBene CrB from MAB phase Cr2AlB2 is demonstrated for the first time. Herein M is a transition metal, A is a group IIIAor IVA element and B is boron; MAB phases are layered transition metal ternary borides, MBene is used to emphasize the loss of A group element from the parent MAB phases and to highlight the 2 D nature. The possible 2 D CrB nano sheets are prepared by selectively etching out Al layers from Cr2AlB-2 by immersing the Cr2AlB2 powders in dilute HCl solution at room temperature. The as-prepared 2 D CrB nano sheets are examined using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDS）. In addition, different structure models are built to explain the observed phenomena.The discovery in this work opens a door to the synthesis of a large number of new 2 D MBenes from MAB phases.展开更多
基金financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 51672064, No. U1435206 and No. 61271049
文摘Phase pure and well crystalline Cr2AlB2 powders are synthesized by heating the mixtures of CrB and Al powders at 900~℃.Cr2AlB2 exhibits nanolaminated morphology which transforms from flake-like crystallite to needle-like grain with the increase of holding time.The morphology-structure relationships of Cr2AlB2 are delicately discussed.Meanwhile,as the precursor for fabrication of Cr2AlB2,high purity CrB powders are also prepared by high-temperature reaction of B and Cr elemental powders at 1800℃.CrB grains grow into regular plate-like morphology.Through Rietveld structure refinement,new sets of diffraction data are presented for both CrB and Cr2AlB2 and overlapped peak positions and intensities are revealed which make up for the deficiency of the existing data in ICDD PDF#32-0277(CrB)and ICDD PDF#72-1847(Cr2AlB2).Moreover,since MAB phases are precursors for preparing MBenes,2D-CrBnanosheets are successfully prepared by completely etching out Al atomic layers from Cr2AlB2.2D-CrB crystalizes in CrB structure with two-dimensional lamellar morphology.Simultaneously the formation mechanism of 2D-CrB is vividly depicted.A system of materials preparation from CrB to Cr2AlB2 and then to 2D-CrB is well established.
基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 51672064 and No. U1435206the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission under grant No. Z151100003315012 and No. D161100002416001
文摘In this communication, the possibility for the preparation of two-dimensional MBene CrB from MAB phase Cr2AlB2 is demonstrated for the first time. Herein M is a transition metal, A is a group IIIAor IVA element and B is boron; MAB phases are layered transition metal ternary borides, MBene is used to emphasize the loss of A group element from the parent MAB phases and to highlight the 2 D nature. The possible 2 D CrB nano sheets are prepared by selectively etching out Al layers from Cr2AlB-2 by immersing the Cr2AlB2 powders in dilute HCl solution at room temperature. The as-prepared 2 D CrB nano sheets are examined using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDS）. In addition, different structure models are built to explain the observed phenomena.The discovery in this work opens a door to the synthesis of a large number of new 2 D MBenes from MAB phases.
