Mechanochemical route to the synthesis of nanostructured Aluminium nitride

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Mechanochemical route to the synthesis of nanostructured Aluminium nitride. / Rounaghi, Seyyed Amin; Eshghi, H.; Scudino, Sergio et al.
In: Scientific reports (London : Nature Publishing Group), Vol. 6.2016, 33375, 21.09.2016.

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Rounaghi, SA, Eshghi, H, Scudino, S, Vyalikh, A, Vanpoucke, DEP, Gruner, W, Oswald, S, Kiani Rashid, AR, Khoshkhoo, MS, Scheler, U & Eckert, J 2016, 'Mechanochemical route to the synthesis of nanostructured Aluminium nitride', Scientific reports (London : Nature Publishing Group), vol. 6.2016, 33375. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33375

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Rounaghi, S. A., Eshghi, H., Scudino, S., Vyalikh, A., Vanpoucke, D. E. P., Gruner, W., Oswald, S., Kiani Rashid, A. R., Khoshkhoo, M. S., Scheler, U., & Eckert, J. (2016). Mechanochemical route to the synthesis of nanostructured Aluminium nitride. Scientific reports (London : Nature Publishing Group), 6.2016, Article 33375. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33375

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Rounaghi SA, Eshghi H, Scudino S, Vyalikh A, Vanpoucke DEP, Gruner W et al. Mechanochemical route to the synthesis of nanostructured Aluminium nitride. Scientific reports (London : Nature Publishing Group). 2016 Sept 21;6.2016:33375. doi: 10.1038/srep33375

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Rounaghi, Seyyed Amin ; Eshghi, H. ; Scudino, Sergio et al. / Mechanochemical route to the synthesis of nanostructured Aluminium nitride. In: Scientific reports (London : Nature Publishing Group). 2016 ; Vol. 6.2016.

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abstract = "Hexagonal Aluminium nitride (h-AlN) is an important wide-bandgap semiconductor material which is conventionally fabricated by high temperature carbothermal reduction of alumina under toxic ammonia atmosphere. Here we report a simple, low cost and potentially scalable mechanochemical procedure for the green synthesis of nanostructured h-AlN from a powder mixture of Aluminium and melamine precursors. A combination of experimental and theoretical techniques has been employed to provide comprehensive mechanistic insights on the reactivity of melamine, solid state metal-organic interactions and the structural transformation of Al to h-AlN under non-equilibrium ball milling conditions. The results reveal that melamine is adsorbed through the amine groups on the Aluminium surface due to the long-range van der Waals forces. The high energy provided by milling leads to the deammoniation of melamine at the initial stages followed by the polymerization and formation of a carbon nitride network, by the decomposition of the amine groups and, finally, by the subsequent diffusion of nitrogen into the Aluminium structure to form h-AlN.",
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AU - Vanpoucke, D. E P

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AB - Hexagonal Aluminium nitride (h-AlN) is an important wide-bandgap semiconductor material which is conventionally fabricated by high temperature carbothermal reduction of alumina under toxic ammonia atmosphere. Here we report a simple, low cost and potentially scalable mechanochemical procedure for the green synthesis of nanostructured h-AlN from a powder mixture of Aluminium and melamine precursors. A combination of experimental and theoretical techniques has been employed to provide comprehensive mechanistic insights on the reactivity of melamine, solid state metal-organic interactions and the structural transformation of Al to h-AlN under non-equilibrium ball milling conditions. The results reveal that melamine is adsorbed through the amine groups on the Aluminium surface due to the long-range van der Waals forces. The high energy provided by milling leads to the deammoniation of melamine at the initial stages followed by the polymerization and formation of a carbon nitride network, by the decomposition of the amine groups and, finally, by the subsequent diffusion of nitrogen into the Aluminium structure to form h-AlN.

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