“…During heating, Fig. 2a, after a rapid mass increase in the first 10 min, a slower increase occurs with temperature up to 800 • C, then a slightly higher increase is observed between 800 and 1200 • C, followed by a new increase at higher rate for temperatures above 1200 • C. According to similar profiles observed for other ZrB 2 -based materials [30], air oxygen is chemisorbed on the surface of the sample and then adsorption-desorption equilibrium is reached at around 200 • C, Fig. 2a.…”