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Low-temperature synthesis of high-purity boron carbide via an aromatic polymer precursor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2018

Shujuan Wang ,
Yuefeng Li ,
Xiaolong Xing  and
Xinli Jing
Shujuan Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
Yuefeng Li
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
Xiaolong Xing
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
Xinli Jing*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China; and Department of Applied Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: xljing@mail.xjtu.edu.cn, rgfp-jing@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Boron carbide (B4C) is an attractive material for numerous applications including vehicle armor, cutting tools, blasting nozzles, and abrasive powder, owing to its extreme hardness, high melting point, high Young’s modulus, and excellent thermoelectric properties. However, the application of B4C is limited by the high-temperature synthesis process. The present work aims to explore a low-temperature manufacturing process for synthesizing B4C with a small amount of free carbon. Poly(resorcinol borate) with an aromatic structure and high char yield was chosen as the aromatic polymeric precursor. A combination of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy was performed to investigate the influences of the reaction temperature and holding time on the changes in the precursor microstructure. The results indicate that the rod-like structure of crystalline B4C is successfully synthesized at 600 °C, and the free carbon can be reduced to about 0.8 wt% in the final product. This is because the pyrolysis temperature controlled the carbon content of the B4C, which led to an enlarged contact domain between B2O3 and carbon, and a relatively low-temperature synthesis of B4C.

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ceramicpyrolysisstructural
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 11 , 13 June 2018 , pp. 1659 - 1670
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