CHI-IRON CARBIDE, AN EMERGING MATERIAL

Elisabeth BAUER GROSSE

Abstract


The tremendous development of technologies as well as the relentless demand for the performance of materials and devices have resulted in new ways of using certain compounds. In this paper, χ-Fe5C2, originally known in the fields of metallurgy and catalysis, is offered as an example. It is shown, thanks to recent data from the literature, this carbide is the subject of intense research extending to other fields to meet new challenges in particular as nanoparticles. Illustrations of the past decade inform about the role of this carbide in clean energy, health and environment. They testify to a capacity for innovation that makes this carbide an emerging material.


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