Calcium Hexaboride (CaB₆): A Multifunctional Refractory Ceramic Bridging Electronic, Thermoelectric, and Neutron Shielding Technologies calcium boride
1. Fundamental Chemistry and Crystallographic Architecture of CaB ₆ 1.1 Boron-Rich Structure and Electronic Band Structure (Calcium Hexaboride) Calcium hexaboride (CaB ₆) is a stoichiometric metal boride coming from the course of rare-earth and alkaline-earth hexaborides, distinguished by its special combination of ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding characteristics. Its crystal structure adopts the cubic CsCl-type…