O.M. Bloshchanevich, SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF THE BORON NITRIDE E-PHASE
https://doi.org/10.15407/mineraljournal.48.03.038
UDC 661.657.1, 621.762.5
SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF THE BORON NITRIDE E-PHASE
O.M. Bloshchanevich 1, Researcher
E-mail: alex.bl337777@gmail.com; orcid: 0009-0008-3624-9082
O.V. Pokropivny 1, PhD (Solid State Physics), Senior Researcher
E-mail: apokr@ukr.net; orcid: 0009-0001-1268-0635
V.E. Sheludko 1, PhD (Technical), Senior Research Fellow
E-mail: v.sheludko@ipms.kyiv.ua; orcid: 0009-0001-1070-922X
A.O. Burkhan 1, PhD (Materials Science Engineering), Senior Researcher
E-mail: burkhan.anatoliy@ukr.net; orcid: 0009-0002-3155-0171
A.S. Smolyar 1, PhD (Technical), Senior Research Fellow
E-mail: assmolyar@ukr.net; orcid: 0009-0002-2201-6823
D.V. Shchur 1, PhD (Chemical), Senior Research Fellow, Head of Department
E-mail: d.schur@ipms.kyiv.ua; orcid: 0000-0001-9601-1721
N.A. Gavrilyuk 1, 2 , PhD (Chemical), Research Fellow
Е-mail: n_afanasiyivna@ukr.net; orcid: 0000-0002-1545-8204
M.P. Brodnikovskyi 1, Dr of Philosophy, Head of Department
E-mail: nbrodnik@gmail.com; orcid: 0000-0001-7649-7373
A.I. Stegniy 1, Researcher
E-mail: steg888999@gmail.com; orcid: 0009-0007-4082-4425
1 I.M. Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the NAS of Ukraine
3, Omeliana Pritsaka Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03142
2 O.O. Chuyko Institute of Surface Chemistry, NAS of Ukraine
17, Oleg Mudrak Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03164
Language: Ukrainian
Mineralogical journal 2026, 48 (3): 38-51
Abstract: This paper investigates the synthesis of the boron nitride E-phase (B12N12) using the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) method in an air environment. Mixtures of amorphous boron and boric acid (H3BO3) with mass ratios ranging from 5:1 to 1:2 were used as precursors. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses confirmed that the E-phase stably forms as the primary crystalline component, regardless of the initial precursor ratios. The experimental cubic lattice parameter was calculated to be a = 10.764 Å, which aligns closely with theoretical values. Experimental testing demonstrated that the synthesized B12N12 phase exhibits high thermal stability (up to 900 °C) and maintains its phase composition after prolonged exposure to a magnetic field. Morphological analysis revealed the presence of nonostructural elements and a layered microstructure, typical of the periodic wave-like SHS process, with a surface oxygen content of 9.57-12.92 at.%. Reviews were done on nitrides in nature and the synthesis of the E-phase of boron nitride.
Keywords: high-temperature synthesis, boron nitride, E-phase, В12N12, lightning resistance, heat resistance.
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