Oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes to olefins on metal-free catalysts

J Sheng, B Yan, WD Lu, B Qiu, XQ Gao… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Thermoelectric borides: Review and future perspectives

K Saglik, B Mete, I Terzi, C Candolfi… - Advanced Physics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of waste heat into electricity plays a vital role in energy harvesting since
conventional non‐renewable energy sources have been rapidly approaching the limit of …

Thermoelectric and magnetic properties of rare earth borides: Boron cluster and layered compounds

T Mori - Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Several interesting physical properties which are closely related to the interesting crystal
structures of rare earth borides will be reviewed. Experimentally it has been indicated that …

In situ observation of fracture along twin boundaries in boron carbide

P Li, Y Bu, L Wang, C Wang, J Huang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The observation of fracture behaviors in perfect and twinned B4C crystals via in situ
transmission electron microscopy (TEM) mechanical testing is reported. The crystal structure …

Transforming nanocrystals into superhard boron carbide nanostructures

F Igoa Saldaña, T Gaudisson, S Le Floch, B Baptiste… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Boron carbide (B4+ δC) possesses a large potential as a structural material owing to its
lightness, refractory character, and outstanding mechanical properties. However, its large …

Mechanical exfoliation of boron carbide: A metal-free catalyst for aerobic oxidative desulfurization in fuel

P Wu, Q Jia, J He, L Lu, L Chen, J Zhu, C Peng… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-free catalysts have been proved to be a low-cost and environmentally friendly species
in aerobic oxidative desulfurization (ODS). In this work, exfoliated metal-free boron carbide …

Understanding first-order Raman spectra of boron carbides across the homogeneity range

G Roma, K Gillet, A Jay, N Vast, G Gutierrez - Physical Review Materials, 2021 - APS
Boron carbide, a lightweight, high temperature material, has various applications as a
structural material and as a neutron absorber. The large solubility range of carbon in boron …

Insights into arc-assisted self-propagating high temperature synthesis of TiB2-TiC ceramic coating via wire-arc deposition

Y Bao, L Huang, Q An, S Jiang, R Zhang… - Journal of the European …, 2020 - Elsevier
TiB 2-TiC ceramic coating was fabricated by wire-arc deposition of Ti-B 4 C cored wire in
conjunction with self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS) technology, to enhance …

Exfoliation of boron carbide into ultrathin nanosheets

Y Guo, A Gupta, MS Gilliam, A Debnath, A Yousaf… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) is a method that can be used to produce bulk quantities of
two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets from layered van der Waals (vdW) materials. In recent …

Theoretical Raman spectrum of boron carbide B4. 3C under pressure

A Jay, OH Duparc, J Sjakste, N Vast - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The most striking features of the Raman spectrum of boron carbide under pressure are
explained theoretically by computing the Raman tensor using density functional perturbation …