Abstract
Nanocrystalline vanadium diboride (VB2) were successfully synthesized at 650 °C through a solid state reaction. The synthesis was carried out by reacting VCl4 with NaBH4 and Mg in an autoclave. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern indicates the formation of hexagonal VB2. An atomic ratio of B to V of 2.11:1.0 is determined from X-ray photoelectron spectra. Transmission electron microscopy image shows that typical VB2 crystallites are composed of uniform particles with the grain size in the range of 50-100 nm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2890-2892 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 22-23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Sep |
Keywords
- Nanomaterials
- Vanadium diboride
- X-ray powder diffraction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering