Ultrahigh resistance of hexagonal boron nitride to mineral scale formation

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dc.citation.articleNumber4523en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleNature Communicationsen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber13en_US
dc.contributor.authorZuo, Kuichangen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Xiangen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Xiaochuanen_US
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Eliezer F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Huaen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhai, Tianshuen_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Weipengen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Pedro J.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorElimelech, Menachemen_US
dc.contributor.authorAjayan, Pulickel M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLou, Junen_US
dc.contributor.authorLi, Qilinen_US
dc.contributor.orgNSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatmenten_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T14:18:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-09-01T14:18:24Zen_US
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractFormation of mineral scale on a material surface has profound impact on a wide range of natural processes as well as industrial applications. However, how specific material surface characteristics affect the mineral-surface interactions and subsequent mineral scale formation is not well understood. Here we report the superior resistance of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) to mineral scale formation compared to not only common metal and polymer surfaces but also the highly scaling-resistant graphene, making hBN possibly the most scaling resistant material reported to date. Experimental and simulation results reveal that this ultrahigh scaling-resistance is attributed to the combination of hBN’s atomically-smooth surface, in-plane atomic energy corrugation due to the polar boron-nitrogen bond, and the close match between its interatomic spacing and the size of water molecules. The latter two properties lead to strong polar interactions with water and hence the formation of a dense hydration layer, which strongly hinders the approach of mineral ions and crystals, decreasing both surface heterogeneous nucleation and crystal attachment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZuo, Kuichang, Zhang, Xiang, Huang, Xiaochuan, et al.. "Ultrahigh resistance of hexagonal boron nitride to mineral scale formation." <i>Nature Communications,</i> 13, (2022) Springer Nature: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32193-4.en_US
dc.identifier.digitals41467-022-32193-4en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32193-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/113174en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
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dc.titleUltrahigh resistance of hexagonal boron nitride to mineral scale formationen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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