The invention discloses a
rare earth boride nano material as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The
phase state of the
rare earth boride nano material is REB6 or REB4; the preparation method comprises the following steps: S1, respectively weighing a compound
raw material containing an RE element and a compound
raw material containing a B element; s2, adding an additive, and fully
grinding; s3, reacting under the protection of
inert gas; s4, after the reaction is finished, excessive
methanol is added,
centrifugal separation is performed after no bubbles emerge, and a precipitate A is reserved; s5, adding diluted
hydrochloric acid for soaking, and performing
centrifugal separation again to reserve a precipitate B; and S6, washing the precipitate B with deionized water, and
drying to obtain the
rare earth boride nano material. According to the preparation method disclosed by the invention, a normal-pressure and low-temperature preparation method is adopted, the pure-phase rare earth hexaboride
nanocrystal can be obtained at normal pressure and the temperature as low as 300 DEG C, and no active
metal elementary substance needs to be introduced in the preparation process.