Crystallographic and spectral equivalence of boron-carbide polymorphs

C Kunka, A Awasthi, G Subhash - Scripta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The extraordinary properties of boron carbide originate from the collection of polymorphs
that comprise fabricated samples. However, traditional nomenclature that differentiates and …

Icosahedral superstrength at the nanoscale

C Kunka, X Yang, Q An, G Subhash - Physical Review Materials, 2018 - APS
Materials that exhibit extreme hardness, low mass density, and high thermal/chemical
stability can often be modeled as simple modifications to the α-rhombohedral phase of …