The Role of Boron in New Generation Technologies and Sustainable Future

Abstract

Boron-doped and boron-containing nanomaterials show more interesting characterizations in advanced energy research, because the existence of boron could modulate electronic structure, defect chemistry, ion transportation and interfacial stability extensively within different material systems. These characteristics make boron-based nanostructures promising candidates for the improvement of lithium-ion batteries, superconducting capacitors hydrogen-storage systems, and solar-energy devices. Although a wide variety of recent literatures have demonstrated the conductivity improvement, charge-transfer reaction promotion, electrochemical interface stabilization and surface catalytic efficiency enhancement attributable to boron incorporation, these merits still rely heavily upon the host material, structural construction and test environment. Key barriers remain despite significant advances, including limited mechanistic consistency across studies, an absence of device-level validation and challenges with scaling and long-term stability. The review serves as a thorough and timely reference to the recent advances in boron-modified nanotechnologies for energy storage and conversion systems, including their functional roles/performance advantages and limitations, major research gaps.

Keywords

• Boron-doped nanomaterials
• lithium-ion batteries
• hydrogen storage
• fuel cells
• solar cells
• boron nitride
• borophene
• boron carbon nitride

Yeni Nesil Teknolojilerde ve Sürdürülebilir Gelecekte Borun Rolü

Abstract

Bor katkılı ve bor içeren nanomalzemeler, ileri enerji araştırmalarında daha ilgi çekici özellikler sergilemektedir; zira borun varlığı, farklı malzeme sistemleri içinde elektronik yapıyı, kusur kimyasını, iyon taşınımını ve arayüzey kararlılığını kapsamlı bir şekilde etkileyebilmektedir. Bu özellikler, bor bazlı nanoyapıları lityum-iyon pillerin, süperiletken kondansatörlerin, hidrojen depolama sistemlerinin ve güneş enerjisi cihazlarının geliştirilmesi için umut vaat eden adaylar haline getirmektedir. Son zamanlarda yayınlanan çok çeşitli literatürde, bor ilavesine atfedilebilen iletkenlik artışı, yük transfer reaksiyonunun hızlanması, elektrokimyasal arayüz stabilizasyonu ve yüzey katalitik verimliliğinin artışı gösterilmiş olsa da, bu avantajlar hala büyük ölçüde ana malzemeye, yapısal yapıya ve test ortamına bağlıdır. Önemli ilerlemelere rağmen, çalışmalar arasında mekanik tutarlılığın sınırlı olması, cihaz düzeyinde doğrulamanın bulunmaması ve ölçeklendirme ile uzun vadeli kararlılıkla ilgili zorluklar gibi önemli engeller devam etmektedir. Bu derleme, enerji depolama ve dönüştürme sistemleri için bor ile modifiye edilmiş nanoteknolojilerdeki son gelişmeler hakkında, bunların işlevsel rolleri/performans avantajları ve sınırlamaları ile önemli araştırma boşlukları da dahil olmak üzere kapsamlı ve güncel bir referans niteliğindedir.

Keywords

• Bor katkılı nanomalzemeler
• lityum iyon piller
• hidrojen depolama
• yakıt hücreleri
• güneş pilleri
• bor nitrür
• borofen
• bor karbon nitrür

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