Hello fellow NEWT interns and staff!
Week 1 is done and within that very short amount of time, I feel that I’ve already learned a lot about the field of material science. The most interesting concept I have learned about was the process of chemical “doping”. This is the process by which one takes an already utilized compound, in my case, it is Boron Nitride, and you manipulate it by allosterically binding new elements to it. With these newly introduced elements, we will be introducing new properties for the compound. Awesome right?
The element I am using to “dope” the Boron Nitride is Fluorine, and the end product being made is called Fluorinated Boron Nitride (FBN). I have already prepared several samples of FBN and tomorrow we plan to test them and see how pure the samples actually are.
That is where I am currently. I look forward to reading everyone else’s posts. Below are some pictures from week 1!
3 mL Nafion Sample of FBN pre-centrifuge
1 mL Nafion sample of FBN post-centrifuge
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Anthony, this is awesome. Will you be using a mass spec to verify the purity of your samples?
Keep detailed notes, and can’t wait to hear more.