Hexagonal boron nitride luminescence dependent on vacuum level and surrounding gases

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2015.06.032· OSTI ID:22475981

Korsaks, V., E-mail: [e-mail]

Highlights: • 400 nm Luminescence of hBN powder is sensitive to surrounding vacuum or oxygen gas. • Decrease of hBN powder grain size improves its oxygen sensing properties. • hBN powder is proposed as prospective material for oxygen gas sensors. - Abstract: Gas sensing properties of hBN powder bulk and nanosize were studied. It was demonstrated that for hBN powders with grain sizes of 70 nm, 1 μm and 5 μm the native defect-induced luminescence observed at 400 nm under 265 nm light excitation and room temperature is sensitive to oxygen gas reducing luminescence intensity. The highest value of luminescence intensity is reached when sample is in vacuum. Results obtained allow conclusion that the hBN powder is prospective for sensing of oxygen gas. Some material properties such as dependence of luminescence intensity on vacuum level and pumping time, ratio of luminescence intensity when sample is in vacuum and gas, its dependence on material grain size were studied.

• OSTI ID: 22475981
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 70; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BORON NITRIDES
DEFECTS
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EXCITATION
GASES
GRAIN SIZE
HEXAGONAL LATTICES
LUMINESCENCE
NANOSTRUCTURES
POWDERS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
VISIBLE RADIATION
X-RAY DIFFRACTION