JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, vol.509, no.17, pp.5431-5436, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
he formation of MoB through volume combustion synthesis (VCS), and through mechanochemical synthesis (MCS) followed by annealing has been investigated. MoO(3), B(2)O(3) and Mg were used as reactants while MgO and NaCl were introduced as diluents. Products were leached in dilute HCl solution and were subjected to X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examinations. Mo was the major phase component in the VCS products under all the experimental conditions. Mo(2)B, MoB, MoB(2) and Mo(2)B(5) were found as minor phases. Products of MCS contained a mixture of Mo(2)B, MoB, MoB(2) and Mo. After annealing the MCS product at 1400 degrees C for 3 h, single phase alpha-MoB was obtained. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved