B 4 C has characteristics of low density, good strength, good wear resistance, exceptional
hardness, high elastic modulus and good chemical inertness at room temperature …

Boron carbide (B4C) ceramics has many outstanding performance, such as extremely high
hardness, low density, high melting point, high elastic modulus, high thermoelectromotive …

B 4 C ceramics are an important structural material in the field of engineering. However, B 4
C ceramics have two fatal drawbacks: low fracture toughness and high friction coefficient …

Boron carbide (B 4 C) is an important structural ceramic material, however, the use of this
material is limited by its poor sinterability and low fracture toughness. Nano-sized powders …

Abstract Lamellar constituted with 5, 15, 25 vol.% B 4 C/Al composites and homogeneous
(namely 5, 15, 25 vol.% B 4 C/Al) composites were fabricated at sintering temperature 680° …

High electrical resistance and low fracture toughness of B4C ceramics are 2 of the primary
challenges for further machining of B4C ceramics. This report illustrates that these 2 …

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) has been an attractive technique for many researchers
seeking to consolidate metals and ceramics. This technique's high heating rates with the …

A series of Sb 2 Se 3/β-In 2 Se 3 heterojunction composites with different contents of β-In 2
Se 3 were successfully synthesized via an in-situ melt-quenching method. The relationship …

In this study, B 4 C-Al 2 O 3 multiphase ceramic composites were prepared by spark plasma
sintering (SPS) and Y 2 O 3 was used as a sintering aid. Results show that in the range of …

Antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) has been widely investigated as a promising absorber material
for photovoltaic devices. However, low open-circuit voltage (Voc) limits the power …