“…Boron-based materials, such as boron carbide (B 4 C), are widely used in a number of applications, such as nuclear technology, solar energy, electronics, engineering and refractory application because of their excellent properties [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. These properties include high melting point, thermal stability, exceptional abrasion, high hardness, low density and high thermal neutron absorption cross-section [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. B 4 C-based composites are also used as thermoelectric materials, which allows the transformation of thermal energy especially at high temperatures to electrical energy [ 9 , 10 ].…”