Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Publication Date
Page Numbers
108 to 119
Volume
233
Abstract
The previously unknown hexagonal ReB2-type IrB2 diboride and orthorhombic IrB monoboride phases were produced by mechanochemical syntheses. High energy ball milling of elemental Ir and B powder for 30 h, followed by annealing of the powder at 1050 degrees C for 48 h, resulted in the formation of the desired phases. Both traditional laboratory and high resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses were used for phase identification of the synthesized powder. In addition to XRD, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were employed to further characterize the microstructure of the phases. produced. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
