Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 1348-6535
Print ISSN : 1882-0743
ISSN-L : 1348-6535
Feature: Ceramics Processing through Energy Consumption Reduction (Green Processing): Notes
Effect of Polytetrafluoroethylene additive on low-temperature synthesis of InN crystals via reaction of LiInO2 and NaNH2
Akira MIURATakahiro TAKEINobuhiro KUMADA
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2014 Volume 122 Issue 1421 Pages 86-88

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We examined the effect of polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) additive on the growth of InN crystals by the nitridation of LiInO2 in NaNH2 flux at 240°C. LiInO2 and NaNH2 powder were heated with/without PTFE pieces in a steel crucible located inside the PTFE-lined autoclave. The additive of PTFE pieces enhanced the decomposition of LiInO2 with the mass loss of these pieces and progressed the formation of InN and In(OH)3 byproducts. SEM and TEM images of the products using PTFE additives showed the hexagonal InN crystals of ~1 µm in size, and the optical bandgap of synthesized InN was estimated as ~2.03 eV. We presume that fluorine in PTFE additive subtracts Li from LiInO2 and enhances the growth of InN crystals.
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