Calcium Hexaboride (CaB₆): A Multifunctional Refractory Ceramic Bridging Electronic, Thermoelectric, and Neutron Shielding Technologies
1. Basic Chemistry and Crystallographic Architecture of Taxi SIX 1.1 Boron-Rich Structure and Electronic Band Framework (Calcium Hexaboride) Calcium hexaboride (CaB SIX) is a stoichiometric steel boride coming from the course of rare-earth and alkaline-earth hexaborides, distinguished by its special mix of ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding attributes. Its crystal framework takes on the cubic