2010/10/01 by Koun Shirai · 20 citations
Materials Science · Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research #Inorganic Chemistry and Materials #Rare-earth and actinide compounds #Boron #Materials science #Phase diagram #Phase (matter) #Deformation (meteorology) #Nanotechnology #Chemical physics #Crystallography #Engineering physics #Composite material #Chemistry #Physics
paper · doi:10.3103/s1063457610050059
published in Journal of Superhard Materials 32(5), 336-345 (Pleiades Publishing)
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The second part of this review treats the phase diagram of boron, because of the importance of the material research. A comparison of the phase stabilities of related crystals has been made and deducing general trends among them has been attempted, from which the reader could get useful insights for future development of superhard materials. The mechanical properties of boron and boron-rich crystals are then discussed as the basis of superhard materials. This area is the primary source, from which many controversies arose regarding the strong inter icosahedral bonding. Through working on many examples for deformation, consistent interpretations are given.