Borophene polymeric nanoarchitecture and applications: a review

ABSTRACT

Recently, borophene (B-R), a two-dimensional (2-D), crystalline allotrope of single-sheet boron, with a synergy of triangular lattice and hexagonal holes, have garnered great attention. The emergence of nanotechnology has resulted in embedment of nanomaterials within polymeric matrices to enhance a plethora of properties in polymeric nanoarchitectures thereby enlarging their scope of applications in a wide variety of sectors. Borophene, an analog of 2-D graphene (GN), has been utilized in functionalizing polymeric matrices to garner B-R polymeric nanoarchitectures with enhanced properties and multifunctional applications. Therefore, this elucidation presents the design, fabrication, characterization, and properties of B-R and B-R polymeric nanoarchitectures and multifacet applications.

KEYWORDS:

• Borophene
• Borophene polymeric nanoarchitectures
• Multifacet applications
• Polymer nanoarchitectures

Acknowledgments

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria is acknowledged.

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Christopher Igwe Idumah

Engr. Dr. Christopher Igwe Idumah is a Lecturer with the Department of Polymer Engineering, UNIZIK Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering with award of best Ph.D. at the 57th Convocation of Universiti TeknologiMalaysia, 2016. He also holds a M.Eng. frrom the The Mancherster University, England, United Kingdom. He was also trained in oil and gas by Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen for SPDC Nigeria. He is ranked amongst world’s Top 2% scientists by Stanford University USA (2020, 2021, 2022).