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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Andrew P. Purdy, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventor:
Andrew P. Purdy, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 35/04 (2006.01); C01B 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 35/04 (2013.01); C01B 35/023 (2013.01); C01P 2006/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of preparing a nanomaterial comprising boron includes sonicating a boron trihalide and/or boron alkoxide in a hydrocarbon solvent with an alkali metal under an inert atmosphere to form a dark solid, and annealing the dark solid at a temperature sufficient to sublime alkali metal salt therein, thereby obtaining a boron nanomaterial. Reacting with a Group IVB metal produces a metal boride, and combining an alkali metal salt of a hydrocarbon with the boron trihalide prior to sonicating produces a carbonaceous boron material.