Author:Machaka, Ronald; Mwakikunga, Bonex W; Manikandan, E; Derry, TE; Sigalas, IDate:2011Despite hot pressing being the most popular method of consolidating B6O powder, the Raman spectrum of polycrystalline hot-pressed B6O was until now poorly understood. Yet, recent reports have contributed to the understanding of only high-pressure ...Read more
Author:Machaka, Ronald; Derry, TE; Sigalas, IDate:Jun 2014Nanoindentation has become a widely used and versatile means of characterising the near-surface nanomechanical properties of a wide variety of materials. Yet, the nanomechanical properties of the polycrystalline boron suboxide (B(sub6)O) ...Read more