Combustion synthesis method and boron-containing materials produced therefrom
AssigneeBoard of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
InventorsOlivia A. Graeve, Raghunath Kanakala, Gabriel Rojas-George
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of making a ceramic material that contains boron and a metal. A metal source, an oxidizer, a boron source, and a fuel source are combined. These reactants are then heated at, or to, a temperature sufficient to initiate a combustion reaction. The combustion reaction produces a ceramic material that includes boron and the metal. The present disclosure also provides materials formed by the disclosed method, as well as methods and systems using such materials.
Claims19
A method of making a metal boride, comprising:
- heating a reactant mixture comprising a metal source that includes an oxidizer, a boron source, and a fuel at a temperature between about 200° C. and about 700° C. to initiate a combustion reaction, wherein the metal source is a metal salt and the oxidizer is part of the salt of the same metal source and the combustion reaction produces the metal boride defined by boron from the boron source and metal from the metal source.
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