Hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN) Film
CAS Number 10043-11-5
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Low price, high purity 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) film
Suitable for the creation of single or few-layer sheets via mechanical or liquid exfoliation
Technical Data | MSDS | Literature and Reviews
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) (CAS number 10043-11-5) has a honeycomb structure based on sp2 covalent bonds similar to graphene. Due to the similarity it is also known as “white graphene”. Unlike graphene, h-BN exhibits a wide band gap. This band gap uniquely transitions from indirect in its bulk form to direct when reduced to a monolayer.
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Available in monolayer and few-layer films
h-BN is considered an insulator, and is used as a sub-layer material for any other 2D material in electronic devices. However, it has exotic opto-electronic properties (e.g. wide bandgap and low dielectric constant) along with mechanical robustness, high thermal conductivity and chemical inertness. h-BN is widely used as a dielectric substrate in electronic and optical devices for graphene and other 2D-layered semiconductors (e.g. transition metal dichalcogenides TMDs).
2D h-BN has no absorption in the visible range, but has absorption in the ultraviolet region with good photoluminescence.
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) few-layer film, often referred to as h-BN nanosheets (h-BNNs), has an ultra-flat surface without dangling bonds. Due to its oxidation resistance even at high temperatures (up to 1000 oC) and chemical resistance to both acids and bases, it is believed to be a better substrate than silicon.
*Custom made size and substrates are also available
- Glass (1 cm × 1 cm, 1 cm × 2 cm, 2 cm × 2 cm or custom-made sizes)
- Sapphire (1 cm × 2 cm, 2 cm × 2 cm or custom-made sizes)
- Silicon (1 cm × 2 cm, 2 cm × 2 cm or custom-made sizes)
- Quartz (1 cm × 2 cm, 2 cm × 2 cm or custom-made sizes)
- Copper (5 cm × 10 cm or custom-made sizes)
Technical Data
CAS Number | 10043-11-5 |
Full Name | Hexagonal boron nitride |
Chemical Formula | BN |
Molecular Weight | 24.82 g/mol |
Preparation | Synthetic - Chemical Vapour Transport (CVT) |
Structure | Hexagonal (2H) |
Electronic Properties | 2D Materials - insulator/semiconductor |
Melting Point | 2,973 °C (sublimates) |
Colour | Colourless |
Synonyms | White graphene, hexagonal BN, h-BN, hBN |
Classification / Family | 2D materials, Organic electronics, Materials science |
Purity | ≥99% |
Monolayer Film
Substrate | SiO2/Si | PET | Sapphire | Quartz |
Product Code | M2161F11 | M2162F11 | M2319F11 | M2320F11 |
Size | 1 cm × 1 cm* | 1 cm × 1 cm* | 1 cm × 1 cm* | 1 cm × 1 cm* |
Growth Method | CVD synthesis | CVD synthesis | CVD synthesis | CVD synthesis |
Appearance | Transparent | Transparent | Transparent | Transparent |
Purity | >99% | >99% | >99% | >99% |
Transparency | >97% | >97% | >97% | >97% |
Coverage | >95% | >95% | >95% | >95% |
Number of Layers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sheet Resistance | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Transfer method | Wet chemical transfer | Wet chemical transfer | Wet chemical transfer | Wet chemical transfer |
Substrate Thickness | 300 nm (oxide layer) | 250 µm | 300 µm | 1 mm |
Bandgap | Direct ~ 6 eV | Direct ~ 6 eV | Direct ~ 6 eV | Direct ~ 6 eV |
Few-Layer Film
Substrate | SiO2/Si | PET | Sapphire | Quartz |
Product Code | M2163F11 | M2164F11 | M2321F11 | M2322F11 |
Size | 1 cm × 1 cm* | 1 cm × 1 cm* | 1 cm × 1 cm* | 1 cm × 1 cm* |
Growth Method | CVD synthesis | CVD synthesis | CVD synthesis | CVD synthesis |
Appearance | Transparent | Transparent | Transparent | Transparent |
Purity | >99% | >99% | >99% | >99% |
Transparency | >97% | >97% | >97% | >97% |
Coverage | >95% | >95% | >95% | >95% |
Number of Layers | 2 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 6 | 2 - 6 |
Bandgap | Indirect 5.955 eV | Indirect 5.955 eV | Indirect 5.955 eV | Indirect 5.955 eV |
Sheet Resistance | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Transfer method | Wet chemical transfer | Wet chemical transfer | Wet chemical transfer | Wet chemical transfer |
Substrate Thickness | 300 nm (oxide layer) | 250 µm | 300 µm | 1 mm |
Pricing Table
Product Code | Form | Package/Substrates* | Price |
M2161F11 | Monolayer Films | SiO2/Si - 1 Each | £200 |
M2161F11 | Monolayer Films | SiO2/Si - 2 Each | £340 |
M2162F11 | Monolayer Films | PET - 1 Each | £200 |
M2162F11 | Monolayer Films | PET - 2 Each | £340 |
M2319F11 | Monolayer Films | Sapphire - 1 Each | £200 |
M2319F11 | Monolayer Films | Sapphire - 2 Each | £340 |
M2320F11 | Monolayer Films | Quartz - 1 Each | £200 |
M2320F11 | Monolayer Films | Quartz - 2 Each | £340 |
M2163F11 | Few-Layer Films | SiO2/Si - 1 Each | £200 |
M2163F11 | Few-Layer Films | SiO2/Si - 2 Each | £340 |
M2164F11 | Few-Layer Films | PET - 1 Each | £200 |
M2164F11 | Few-Layer Films | PET - 2 Each | £340 |
M2321F11 | Few-Layer Films | Sapphire - 1 Each | £200 |
M2321F11 | Few-Layer Films | Sapphire - 2 Each | £340 |
M2322F11 | Few-Layer Films | Quartz - 1 Each | £200 |
M2322F11 | Few-Layer Films | Quartz - 2 Each | £340 |
*typical representative size, areas/dimensions may vary
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MSDS Documents
Monolayer Film
Hexagonal boron nitride monolayer film SiO2/Si
Hexagonal boron nitride monolayer film PET
Hexagonal boron nitride monolayer film sapphire
Hexagonal boron nitride monolayer film quartz
Few-Layer Film
Hexagonal boron nitride few-layer film SiO2/Si
Hexagonal boron nitride few-layer film PET
Hexagonal boron nitride few-layer film sapphire
Hexagonal boron nitride few-layer film quartz
Literature and Reviews
- Hexagonal boron nitride is an indirect bandgap semiconductor, G. Cassabois et al., Nat. Photon., 10, 262–266 (2016);DOI: 10.1038/NPHOTON.2015.277.
- Graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, and their heterostructures: properties and applications, J. Wang et al., RSC Adv., 7, 16801 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00260b.
- Two dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (2D-h-BN): synthesis, properties and applications, K. Zhang et al., J. Mater. Chem. C, 5, 11992 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/c7tc04300g.
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