Project supported by the National High Technology Development Program of China (Grant No 2007AA03Z305);the state Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No 2007CB935503);the National Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos 60571045, 60620120443 and Guo-JI He-Zuo)
Large scale, high density boron carbide nanowires have been synthesized by using an improved carbothermal reduction method with B/B203/C powder precursors under an argon flow at 1100℃. The boron carbide nanowires are...