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ArticleRSC advances2019

Inverted vortex fluidic exfoliation and scrolling of hexagonal-boron nitride.

Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Al-Antaki, Xuan Luo, Thaar M D Alharbi, David P Harvey, Scott Pye, Jin Zou, Warren Lawrance, Colin L Raston

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Article in RSC advances, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Al-AntakiFlinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia colin.raston@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8576-3805
Xuan LuoFlinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia colin.raston@flinders.edu.au.
Thaar M D AlharbiFlinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia colin.raston@flinders.edu.au.
David P HarveyFlinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia colin.raston@flinders.edu.au.
Scott PyeFlinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia colin.raston@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-5105
Jin ZouMaterials Engineering, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-8043
Warren LawranceCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia.
Colin L RastonFlinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia colin.raston@flinders.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-0079
Flinders University · AUThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exfoliation or scrolling of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) occurs in a vortex fluidic device (VFD) operating under continuous flow, with a tilt angle of -45° relative to the horizontal position. This new VFD processing strategy is effective in avoiding the build-up of material that occurs when the device is operated using the conventional tilt angle of +45°, where the h-BN precursor and scrolls are centrifugally held against the wall of the tube. At a tilt angle of -45° the downward flow aided by gravity facilitates material exiting the tube with the exfoliation of h-BN and formation of h-BN scrolls then optimized by systematically varying the other VFD operating parameters, including flow rate and rotational speed, along with concentration of h-BN and the choice of solvent. Water was the most effective solvent, which enhances the green chemistry metrics of the processing.

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PMID35518882
PMCPMC9066649
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