氮化硼是由氮原子和硼原子构成的晶体,主要分为三种:六方氮化硼(HBN)、密排六方氮化硼(WBN)以及立方氮化硼。其中,六方氮化硼拥有类似石墨层状结构,呈现白色粉末状,质地松散、润滑,易吸潮且质轻,因此被称作“白色石墨”。
六方氮化硼的膨胀系数与石英相近,但导热率是石英的十倍。它在高温时表现出良好的润滑性,是一种优质的高温固体润滑剂。此外,六方氮化硼还具有很强的中子吸收能力,并且化学性质稳定,对几乎所有熔融金属都是惰性的。
六方氮化硼不溶于冷水,但在热水中水解缓慢并产生少量硼酸和氨。它与弱酸和强碱在室温下不起反应,在热酸中微溶。在熔融的氢氧化钠或氢氧化钾作用下可以分解。此外,六方氮化硼对各种无机酸、碱、盐溶液及有机溶剂具有相当的抗腐蚀能力。
立方氮化硼立方氮化硼是一种超硬材料,硬度仅次于金刚石,并于1957年由美国的R.H.温托夫首次研制成功。它不仅拥有与金刚石相似的良好特性,还具备更高的热稳定性和对铁族金属的化学稳定性。广泛应用于加工淬火钢、冷硬铸铁和耐热合金等黑色金属。
化学性质立方氮化硼是一种白色松散粉末,不溶于冷水且微溶于热酸。
用途氮化硼因其多种优良性能而被广泛应用:
氮化硼还可用作:
立方晶型氮化硼的制造方法包括:
The new compounds Ca2ClBN2 (1) and Sr2ClBN2 (2) were prepared from the respective metal, its dihalide and h-BN in sealed tantalum ampoules at 1200 °C. The crystals obtained were transparent yellow (1) and blue (2), respectively. The crystal structures were determined from single crystal X-ray data. Ca2ClBN2 and Sr2ClBN2 are isotypic and crystallize in the orthorhombic space group Pnma (No. 62), Z = 4 (Ca2ClBN 2: a = 1166.7(2), b = 390.26(4), c = 899.8(1) pm, R1 = 0.043, wR2 = 0.115 for 554 independent reflections; Sr2ClBN2: a = 1242.8(1), b = 416.75(4), c = 920.8(1) pm, R1 = 0.031, wR2 = 0.054 for 662 independent reflections).
The structures contain two different layers of M2+, Cl- and BN2 3- alternating along the [010] direction. The bond angles N-B-N are 177.2(4)° for (1) and 176,6(5)° for (2), the bond distances of the BN2 3- ions are dB_ N1] = 134.6(5) pm for (1), 136,3(7) pm for (2) and dB_N2 = 132.4(5) pm for (1) and 131,3(7) pm for (2). The unsymmetric structure of the BN2 3- ion, as is manifested particularly in the Sr compound (2), is caused by the coordination of N1 to four cations while N2 is coordinated only to three.