This article reviews the current status of lattice-dynamical calculations in crystals, using
density-functional perturbation theory, with emphasis on the plane-wave pseudopotential …

Boron carbide is characterized by a unique combination of properties that make it a material
of choice for a wide range of engineering applications. Boron carbide is used in refractory …

Boron carbide is a strategic material, finding applications in nuclear industry, armour for
personnel and vehicle safety, rocket propellant, etc. Its high hardness makes it suitable for …

What is boron? The question itself may not seem very significant to many people. Their
introduction to the word “boron” could come as the butt of a joke. Conan O'Brien made jokes …

Metal-free boron-and carbon-based catalysts have shown both great fundamental and
practical value in oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of light alkanes. In particular, boron …

Many of the fundamental questions regarding the solid‐state chemistry of boron are still
unsolved, more than 200 years after its discovery. Recently, theoretical work on the …

Abstract Metal–air batteries (MABs), particularly rechargeable MABs, have gained renewed
interests as a potential energy storage/conversion solution due to their high specific energy …

Amorphous shear bands are the main deformation and failure mode of super-hard boron
carbide subjected to shock loading and high pressures at room temperature. Nevertheless …

The nanofiller reinforcing effect in nanocomposites is often far below the theoretically
predicted values, largely because of the poor interfacial interaction between the nanofillers …

Dislocation slip, deformation twinning, phase transformations, and fast fracture are energy
dissipation mechanisms that accommodate mechanical loading in materials. The …