%0 Journal Article
%T Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of boron phosphide
%A Vladimir A. Mukhanov
%A Petr S. Sokolov
%A Yann Le Godec
%A Vladimir L. Solozhenko
%J Physics
%D 2014
%I arXiv
%R 10.3103/S1063457613060105
%X A new method of producing boron phosphide (BP) submicron powders by self-propagating high-temperature reaction between boron phosphate and magnesium in the presence of an inert diluent (sodium chloride) has been proposed. Bulk polycrystalline BP with microhardness of HV = 28(2) GPa has been prepared by sintering the above powders at 7.7 GPa and 2600 K.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.2547v1