Boron carbides represent a class of ceramic materials with p-type semiconductor natures, complex structures and a wide homogeneous range of carbon compositions. Bulk boro[...]

Bulk boron carbide has been widely used in ballistic armored vest and the property characterization has been heavily focused on mechanical properties. Even though boron c[...]

The objective of this dissertation is to advance the fundamental understanding of the role of crystal defects on thermoelectric (TE) properties of wide band-gap materials[...]