Ebook: Boron Rich Solids: Sensors, Ultra High Temperature Ceramics, Thermoelectrics, Armor

The objective of this book is to discuss the current status of research and development of boron-rich solids as sensors, ultra-high temperature ceramics, thermoelectrics, and armor. Novel biological and chemical sensors made of stiff and light-weight boron-rich solids are very exciting and efficient for applications in medical diagnoses, environmental surveillance and the detection of pathogen and biological/chemical terrorism agents. Ultra-high temperature ceramic composites exhibit excellent oxidation and corrosion resistance for hypersonic vehicle applications. Boron-rich solids are also promising candidates for high-temperature thermoelectric conversion. Armor is another very important application of boron-rich solids, since most of them exhibit very high hardness, which makes them perfect candidates with high resistance to ballistic impact. The following topical areas are presented: •boron-rich solids: science and technology; •synthesis and sintering strategies of boron rich solids; •microcantilever sensors; •screening of the possible boron-based thermoelectric conversion materials; •ultra-high temperature ZrB2 and HfB2 based composites •magnetic, transport and high-pressure properties of boron-rich solids; •restrictions of the sensor dimensions for chemical detection; •armor

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The objective of this book is to discuss the current status of research and development of boron-rich solids as sensors, ultra-high temperature ceramics, thermoelectrics, and armor. Novel biological and chemical sensors made of stiff and light-weight boron-rich solids are very exciting and efficient for applications in medical diagnoses, environmental surveillance and the detection of pathogen and biological/chemical terrorism agents. Ultra-high temperature ceramic composites exhibit excellent oxidation and corrosion resistance for hypersonic vehicle applications. Boron-rich solids are also promising candidates for high-temperature thermoelectric conversion. Armor is another very important application of boron-rich solids, since most of them exhibit very high hardness, which makes them perfect candidates with high resistance to ballistic impact. The following topical areas are presented: •boron-rich solids: science and technology; •synthesis and sintering strategies of boron rich solids; •microcantilever sensors; •screening of the possible boron-based thermoelectric conversion materials; •ultra-high temperature ZrB2 and HfB2 based composites •magnetic, transport and high-pressure properties of boron-rich solids; •restrictions of the sensor dimensions for chemical detection; •armor

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The objective of this book is to discuss the current status of research and development of boron-rich solids as sensors, ultra-high temperature ceramics, thermoelectrics, and armor. Novel biological and chemical sensors made of stiff and light-weight boron-rich solids are very exciting and efficient for applications in medical diagnoses, environmental surveillance and the detection of pathogen and biological/chemical terrorism agents. Ultra-high temperature ceramic composites exhibit excellent oxidation and corrosion resistance for hypersonic vehicle applications. Boron-rich solids are also promising candidates for high-temperature thermoelectric conversion. Armor is another very important application of boron-rich solids, since most of them exhibit very high hardness, which makes them perfect candidates with high resistance to ballistic impact. The following topical areas are presented: •boron-rich solids: science and technology; •synthesis and sintering strategies of boron rich solids; •microcantilever sensors; •screening of the possible boron-based thermoelectric conversion materials; •ultra-high temperature ZrB2 and HfB2 based composites •magnetic, transport and high-pressure properties of boron-rich solids; •restrictions of the sensor dimensions for chemical detection; •armor
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Boron Carbide/Boron Carbide-Carbon Nanofibers Laminates with Weak Interfaces....Pages 1-11
All Ceramic Cantilever Sensors with Boron Carbide Layer: Advantages and Dimensional Limitations....Pages 13-27
Raman Effect in Boron and Boron-Rich Compounds....Pages 29-43
Experimentally Founded Charge Transport Model for Icosahedral Boron-Rich Solids....Pages 45-61
Magnetic and Thermoelectric Properties of Boron-Rich Solids....Pages 63-81
Scratch Studies in Boron Rich Lightweight and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic....Pages 83-94
The Electronic Properties of Metal Borides and Borocarbides: Differences and Similarities....Pages 95-114
Investigation of Hard Boron Rich Solids: Osmium Diboride and ?-Rhombohedral Boron....Pages 115-130
Elastic and Vibration Properties of Boron–Carbon Ultra Hard Materials....Pages 131-145
Processing and Properties of Ultra-Refractory Composites Based on Zr- and Hf-Borides: State of the Art and Perspectives....Pages 147-160
Behavior of Boron Doped Graphites and Boron Carbide under Ion Beam and Plasma Irradiation....Pages 161-180
Vibrational Spectroscopy of Adsorbates on the (111) and (100) Surfaces of Lanthanum Hexaboride....Pages 181-193
Zirconium Dodecaboride, a Novel Superconducting Material with Enhanced Surface Characteristics....Pages 195-206
Boron under Pressure: Phase Diagram and Novel High-Pressure Phase....Pages 207-225
Behavior of the Crystalline Boroncarbide Coating under Tokamak Conditions....Pages 227-235
Densification, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Ultrafine SiC Particle-Dispersed ZrB2 Matrix Composites....Pages 237-260
Mechanochemically Driven Syntheses of Boride Nanomaterials....Pages 261-272
Vibrational Properties of Zr(Hf)B2–SiC UHTC Composites by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 273-285
Synthesis and Sintering Strategies of Boron Rich Solids....Pages 287-302
Back Matter....Pages 303-318
Field-assisted Densification of Superhard B6O Materials with Y2O3/Al2O3 Addition....Pages 327-330
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