A Physical Model to Describe the Motion Behavior of BNNSs under Nanosecond Pulses

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2023 Apr 4;13(7):1278. doi: 10.3390/nano13071278.

Abstract

This paper presents a physical model that provides a comprehensive understanding of the motion behavior of boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) immersed in ultrapure deionized water and subjected to a series of nanosecond pulses. In a study conducted by Y. Mi et al. The authors explored the global alignment behavior of BNNSs and fitted the experimental data with an exponential decay function. However, this function lacks clear physical mechanisms and the significance of the fitting parameters remains unclear. To address this issue, we have developed a kinetic model that explicitly describes the underlying physical mechanisms. Furthermore, we propose a simplified mathematical model that not only predicts the displacement of BNNSs but also estimates the total time, velocity, and acceleration of the motion process.

Keywords: BNNSs; global alignment; kinetic model; nanosecond pulses.

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.