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Boron carbides

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Boron carbides are boroncarbon compounds.

Boron carbide (B4C)

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B13C2

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α-tetragonal boron

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α-tetragonal boron is a boron-rich isotropic boron carbide (B50C2).[1][2][3][4]

Borafullerenes

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Borafullerenes are a class of heterofullerenes in which the element substituting for carbon is boron.

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • Hoard, J. L.; Hughes, R. E.; Sands, D. E. (1958). "The Structure of Tetragonal Boron". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80 (17): 4507. doi:10.1021/ja01550a019.
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