Boron carbides explained

Boron carbides are boron–carbon compounds.

Boron carbide (B₄C)

See main article: Boron carbide.

α-tetragonal boron

α-tetragonal boron is a boron-rich isotropic boron carbide (B₅₀C₂).

Borafullerenes

See main article: Borafullerene. Borafullerenes are a class of heterofullerenes in which the element substituting for carbon is boron.

See also

• Crystal structure of boron-rich metal borides

References

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