Structural Stability of Boron Carbide under Pressure Proven by Spectroscopic Studies up to 73 GPa

Being a material of choice for lightweight armor applications, boron carbide has been intensively studied. Its behavior under pressure was investigated using both theoretical and experimental methods, such as powder X‐ray diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy. As there is a discrepancy in experim...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (1950) 2017-11, Vol.643 (21), p.1357-1363
Main Authors: Chuvashova, Irina, Gasharova, Biliana, Mathis, Yves‐Laurent, Dubrovinsky, Leonid, Dubrovinskaia, Natalia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armor
Boron carbide
Diffraction
High pressure
IR spectroscopy
Phase transitions
Raman spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Structural stability
X ray powder diffraction
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Summary:Being a material of choice for lightweight armor applications, boron carbide has been intensively studied. Its behavior under pressure was investigated using both theoretical and experimental methods, such as powder X‐ray diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy. As there is a discrepancy in experimental observations, in the presented work we studied vibrational properties of commercially available, “nearly stoichiometric” B4C using IR and Raman spectroscopy up to 73 GPa. No phase transitions were found in the entire pressure range. Our results are at odds with the recent report of a phase transition in B4.3C at about 40 GPa.
ISSN:0044-2313
1521-3749
DOI:10.1002/zaac.201700243