Synthesis and characterization of manganese supported boron nitride nanoparticles

Developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology in the last few years have enabled the use of nanoscale structures in many applications in various fields such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, biomedical, environmental, medicine and energy storage due to their enhanced mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. Boron nitride nanostructures are a good example. In this study, boron nitride and manganese-supported boron nitride nanostructures were successfully synthesized from the reaction of ammonia gas with a mixture of boric acid and urea. The physical and structural properties of the synthesized nanostructured materials were determined by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The experiments were carried out at 200 °C for 24 hours with a hydrothermal reaction system (Fytronix, FYHT-8000) after mixing boric acid and urea in a magnetic stirrer and adding ammonia as a nitrogen source, and boron nitride (h-BN) nanostructures were obtained. Manganese-supported boron nitride (h-BN-Mn) nanostructures were obtained by sonicating the boron nitride by making some modifications to the method specified in the literature, adding manganese-containing solution, mixing it in an ultrasonic bath, and then reducing it with sodium boron hydride. FTIR results showed the existence of boron nitride and manganese-supported boron nitride, and the atomic ratio of boron to nitrogen was consistent with the chemical stoichiometric relationship between boron and nitrogen. In addition, SEM and EDX results show that h-BN and h-BN-Mn nanostructures are compatible with the literature. Synthesized h-BN-Mn nanostructures can be used as nanomaterials in many applications, especially in energy storage. In this study, we conducted a study on hydrogen energy storage. Reason: In our age, fossil fuels are rapidly depleted, and clean and sustainable energy is needed. There are many studies on hydrogen energy in the world and in Turkey, but storage is a big disadvantage. Boron nitride nanoparticles, which seem to be the most suitable for nanoscale storage, lead us to this study.