Rare-earth hexaborides are a group of materials composed of octahedral boron units. They are useful for making advanced ceramics that have a wide range of industrial applications due to their low electronic work functions, hardness, refractory properties, low electrical resistances and specific thermal expansion coefficients.
Rare-Earth Metal Hexaborides: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications provides a quick reference on rare-earth metal hexaborides and their engineering applications. It provides a primer on rare earth elements followed by details of rare-earth hexaboride structures, synthetic methods, and information about their alloys and ceramic composites. References to scholarly research are also provided for assisting advanced readers.
This reference is a handy source of information for chemical engineering and materials science scholars, and anyone interested in the applied chemistry of rare-earth metals and borides."
Rare-Earth Metal Hexaborides: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications provides a quick reference on rare-earth metal hexaborides and their engineering applications. It provides a primer on rare earth elements followed by details of rare-earth hexaboride structures, synthetic methods, and information about their alloys and ceramic composites. References to scholarly research are also provided for assisting advanced readers.
This reference is a handy source of information for chemical engineering and materials science scholars, and anyone interested in the applied chemistry of rare-earth metals and borides."
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 the Rare-Earth Elements1.1. Introduction
1.2. Light Rare-Earth Elements
1.2.1. Scandium (Sc)
1.2.2. Yttrium (Y)
1.2.3. Lanthanum (La) 1.2.4. Cerium (Ce)
1.2.5. Praseodymium (Pr)
1.2.6. Neodymium (Nd)
1.2.7. Promethium (Pm)
1.2.8. Samarium (Sm)
1.2.9. Europium (Eu)
1.2.10. Gadolinium (Gd)
1.3. Heavy Rare-Earth Elements
1.3.1. Terbium (Tb)
1.3.2. Dysprosium (Dy)
1.3.3. Holmium (Ho)
1.3.4. Erbium (Er)
1.3.5. Thulium (Tm)
1.3.6. Ytterbium (Yb)
1.3.7. Lutetium (Lu)
- Conclusion
- References
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Rare-Earth Hexaborides
2.2.1. Lanthanum Hexaboride (Lab6)
2.2.2. Cerium Hexaboride (Ceb6)
2.2.3. Praseodymium Hexaboride (Prb6)
2.2.4. Neodymium Hexaboride (Ndb6)
2.2.5. Europium Hexaboride (Eub6)
2.2.6. Samarium Hexaborides (Smb6)
2.2.7. Gadolinium Hexaboride (Gdb6)
2.2.8. Erbium Hexaboride (Erb6)
2.2.9. Ytterbium Hexaboride (Ybb6)
2.2.10. Scandium Hexaboride (Scb6)
2.2.11. Thulium Hexaboride (Tmb6)
2.2.12. Dysprosium Hexaboride (Dyb6)
2.2.13. Yttrium Hexaboride (Yb6)
2.2.14. Holmium Hexaboride (Hob6)
2.2.15. Terbium Hexaboride (Tbb6)
Chapter 3 the Structures of Rare-Earth Hexaborides
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Nanostructures
3.2.1. Nanowires
3.2.2. Nanotubes
3.2.3. Nanorods
3.2.4. Nanocubes
3.2.5. Nano-Obelisk
3.2.6. Nanoparticles
3.2.7. Nanobelts
3.2.8. Nanoawls
3.2.9. Amorphous
3.2.10. Nanocrystals
3.2.11. Nanocone
- Conclusion
- References
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Production Methods
4.2.1. Carbotermic Reduction Method
4.2.2. Floating Zone Method (Fzm)
4.2.3. Electrochemical Synthesis
4.2.4. Solid-State Reaction
4.2.5. Borothermal (Carbothermal) and Metallothermic (Aluminothermic) Reduction ...
4.2.6. Low-Temperature Synthesis in Autoclave or Reactor
4.2.7. Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis Method
4.2.8. Physical Vapor Deposition (Pvd)
4.2.9. Spark Plasma Sintering (Sps)
4.2.10. Mechanical Alloying (Mechanochemical Synthesis)
- Conclusion
- References
5.1. Introduction
5.2. The Alloyed Alkaline-Earth Metal Hexaborides Mb6 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba) With Rare-Earth Hexaborides
5.3. The Alloyed Rare-Earth Hexaborides
- Conclusion
- References
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Reb6-Xivb2 Composites
6.2.1. Lab6-Zrb2 Composites
6.2.2. Lab6-Tib2 Composites
6.2.3. Ceb6-Tisi2 Composites
6.2.4. Gdb6-Tib2 Composites
6.2.5. Gdb6-Hfb2 Composites
6.3. Lab6-Sic Composites
6.4. Lab6-Mgo Composites
6.5. Lab6-Sio2 Composites Subject Index
6.6. Ceb6-Al Composites
6.7. Reb6-Carbon Nanotubes
6.7.1. Lab6-Cnt
6.7.2. Ceb6-Cnt
6.8. Lab6-Alumina (Al2O3) Composites
6.9. Lab6-Pvb Nanocomposite
6.10. Lab6-Pmma Composite
6.11. Lab6-Mosi2-Sic Composites
6.12. Reb6-Other Composites
- Conclusion
- References
- Conclusion
Author
- Mikail Aslan
-Cengiz Bozada
