New biological and chemical sensors made of stiff and light-weight boron-rich solids have exciting applications in medical diagnoses, environmental surveillance and the detection of pathogen and biological/chemical terrorism agents. This book covers the field.
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
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contributing Authors. - Preface. - Acknowledgment. - Boron Carbide/Boron Carbide - Carbon Nanofibers Laminates with Weak Interfaces. - All Ceramic Cantilever Sensors With Boron Carbide Layer: Advantages And Dimensional Limitations; M. Lugovy. - Raman Effect In Boron And Boron-Rich Compounds. - Experimentally Founded Charge Transport Model For Icosahedral Boron-Rich Solids. - Magnetic And Thermoelectric Properties Of Boron-Rich Solids. - Scratch Studies in Boron-Rich Lightweight and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic. - The Electronic Properties Of Metal Borides And Borocarbides. Differences And Similarities. -Investigation of Hard Boron-rich Solids: Osmium Diboride and -rhombohedral Boron . - Elastic and Vibration Properties of Boron Carbon Ultra Hard Materials. - Processing and Properties of Ultra-refractory Composites Based on Zr- and Hf-borides: State of the Art and Perspectives. - Behavior of Boron Doped Graphites and Boron Carbide under Ion Beam and Plasma Irradiation. -Vibrational Spectroscopy of Adsorbates on the (111) and (100) Surfaces of Lanthanum Hexaboride. - Zirconium Dodecaboride, a Novel Superconducting Material with Enhanced Surface Characteristics. - Boron under Pressure: Phase Diagram and Novel High-pressure Phase. - Behavior Of The Crystalline Boron Carbide Coating Under Tokamak Conditions. - Electron Structure, Transport, and Superconducting Properties of ZrB12, ZrB2, YB6 and MgB2. - Densification, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Ultrafine SiC Particle - Dispersed ZrB2 Matrix Composites. - Mechanochemically Driven Syntheses of Boride Nanomaterials. -Vibrational Properties Of Zr(Hf)B2-Sic Uhtc Composites By Micro-Raman Spectroscopy. - Synthesis and Sintering Strategies of Boron-Rich Solids. - Field-Assisted Densification Of Superhard B6o Materials With Y2o3/Al2o3 Addition.
