B2 C2 Dy2
semiconductorB2C2Dy2 is an experimental intermetallic compound combining boron carbide chemistry with dysprosium, representing a rare-earth reinforced ceramic composite in the research phase. This material belongs to the family of hard ceramics and intermetallics being investigated for high-temperature structural applications where conventional ceramics show limitations in fracture toughness or thermal cycling resistance. The dysprosium addition is of interest to the nuclear and advanced reactor community due to dysprosium's neutron absorption properties, making this compound potentially relevant for radiation-hardened or neutron-shielding ceramic applications, though industrial adoption remains limited pending further development of processing and property characterization.
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Band Gap(Eg) | — | eV | — | — |
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Formation Energy(ΔHf) | — | eV/atom | — | — |