Tailoring of Structural, Morphological and Optical Properties of Boron Nitride/Nickel Oxide (BN100-x/NiOx) Nanocomposites

Singh, Kulwinder; Kaur, Manjot; Chauhan, Ishant; Meena, Ramovatar; Singh, Jagtar; Thakur, Anup; Kumar, Akshay

doi:10.1007/s10876-020-01853-0

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“…4 Therefore, the assessment of the state of defects is a mandatory step to fabricate heterostructures whose properties depend on the combination of optically active materials for photocatalysis or optoelectronics. 5 h-BNNSs have been combined with semiconductors, such as TiO 2 , SnO 2 , and InS 2 , to enhance the photocatalytic response. 6,7 For this purpose, several types of nanocomposites have been built mostly in the form of micro-or nanoparticles.…”

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“…Surface hydroxylation, for instance, induces significant changes in the properties, such as solubility, optical absorption, and luminescence . Therefore, the assessment of the state of defects is a mandatory step to fabricate heterostructures whose properties depend on the combination of optically active materials for photocatalysis or optoelectronics …”

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Boron Nitride–Titania Mesoporous Film Heterostructures

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The fabrication of optically active heterostructures in the shape of mesostructured thin films is a highly challenging task. It requires an integrated process to allow in one-step incorporating the two-dimensional materials within the mesoporous ordered host without disrupting the pore organization. Hexagonal boron nitride (BN) nanosheets have been successfully introduced into titania mesoporous films using a template-assisted sol–gel synthesis and evaporation-induced self-assembly. Two types of BN sheets have been used, with and without defects, to investigate the role of defects in heterostructure properties. It has been found that the defects increase the ultraviolet radiation A (UVA) absorbance and enhance the photocatalytic response of the film. The BN sheets are optically transparent and do not exhibit any photocatalytic property but contribute to anatase crystallization via heterogeneous nucleation.

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