B6C3Ce3 is a boron carbide-based ceramic composite incorporating cerium, representing a rare-earth-doped variant of boron carbide systems. This material belongs to the family of hard ceramics and is primarily of research interest, studied for potential applications requiring enhanced toughness, thermal stability, or radiation resistance compared to undoped boron carbide. Engineering adoption remains limited; the material is more commonly encountered in academic and developmental contexts exploring how rare-earth dopants modify the properties of ultra-hard ceramic matrices.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.5900 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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