Boron carbide, B13-xC2-y (x = 0.12, y = 0.01)

• Published in: Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online Vol. 68; no. Pt 8; p. i67
• Main Authors: Sologub, Oksana, Michiue, Yuichi, Mori, Takao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Union of Crystallography 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Inorganic Papers

Boron carbide phases exist over a widely varying compos­itional range B 12+ x C 3- x (0.06 < x < 1.7). One idealized structure corresponds to the B 13 C 2 composition (space group R -3 m ) and contains one icosa­hedral B 12 unit and one linear C—B—C chain. The B 12 units are composed of crysta...