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    Yang, Qirong; Hwang, Chawon; Marvel, Christopher J.; Chauhan, Ankur; Domnich, Vladislav; Khan, Atta U.; LaSalvia, Jerry C.; Harmer, Martin P.; Hemker, Kevin J.; Haber, Richard A.

    Journal of the European Ceramic Society, December 2019, 2019-12-00, Letnik: 39, Številka: 16
    Journal Article

    Boron carbide undergoes stress-induced amorphization when subjected to large non-hydrostatic stresses that exceed its elastic limit. This has been proposed as the source for the abrupt loss of shear strength in boron carbide which limits its engineering applications. Si/B co-doping was suggested as one of the means to suppress stress-induced amorphization but this has not been experimentally verified. Here, by utilizing arc melting, we prepared Si/B co-doped boron carbide with increased Si content as compared to conventional methods. Through Raman analysis in conjunction with indention and elemental analyses based on SEM and STEM (ζ-factor microanalysis), it is suggested that Si/B co-doping is a promising avenue for suppressing stress-induced amorphization. A comprehensive characterization of microstructure, chemistry, and structural change of boron carbide as a result of Si/B co-doping was elucidated.