Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
701919 Diamond and Related Materials 2011 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

Various forms of boron nitride, including amorphous α-BN, hexagonal h-BN, turbostratic t-BN, rhombohedral r-BN, explosion-generated E-BN, wurtzitic w-BN and cubic c-BN, and their transformations under shock compression, ball-milling, heating, electron-beam or laser irradiation are discussed, focusing especially on the E-phase formation by different methods, and properties and structural models of this phase. It is shown that E-BN has a fullerene-like structure.

Research highlights► Forms of BN and their modification by shock-pressure and other means are reviewed. ► Combined dynamic-static compression enhances the yield of high-pressure w-BN phase. ► E-phase of BN made by explosion or laser beam has fullerene-type structure.

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