Boron-Rich Solids: International Symposium on Boron, Borides, and Related Compounds Held in Albuquerque, New Mexico 1990. AIP Conference Proceedings 231 PDF Download

Author: D. Emin
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Boron-rich solids are refractory materials that are well known for their robust mechanical properties. Boron-rich compounds are also known for their uncommon structures. These distinctive structures are associated with unusual bonding. Boron-rich solids span the range from high conductivity metals to wide band gap insulators. The electronic charge carriers in some borides have exceptionally large electronic mobilities while other borides have very low hopping-type mobilities. Some borides are superconductors. In addition, boron-rich solids range from being exceptionally good thermal insulators to being good thermal conductors. It is the 'anomalous' character of many properties of these materials that accounts for the study of boron-rich solids comprising its own field of materials research. The refractory nature of these solids suggests utilizing these materials at high temperatures and in hostile environments. This volume contains written versions of papers presented at the 'Tenth International Symposium on Boron, Borides, and Related Compounds' held in Albuquerque in 1990. The symposium was the most recent of a series of meetings emphasizing boron-rich solids.