Abstract
Uniform magnesium borate hydroxide [MgBO2(OH)] nanowhiskers with a diameter of 20-60 nm and an aspect ratio of 10-70 were synthesised via a coprecipitation/hydrothermal reaction route, using NaOH, MgCl2 and H3BO3 as the reactants. The experimental results indicated that the control of the Mg/B/Na molar ratio at 2:3:4, the decrease in the NaOH concentration from 2-0 to 0-33 mol L-1, the increase in the hydrothermal temperature from 160 to 240°C and the prolongation of the hydrothermal reaction time from 2-0 to 30·0 h could promote the growth of the MgBO2(OH) nanowhiskers along the c axis, leading to the formation of the MgBO2(OH) nanowhiskers with high aspect ratio.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 188-192 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Research Innovations |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering