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Boron selenide is being used in advanced semiconducting detectors 1. For the accompanying
B2Se3-Se phase diagram, please respond to the following questions.
a. Indicate the liquidus and solidus lines on the diagram.
b. Indicate the melting points of B2Se3 and Se.
c. Label ALL regions (phase fields) in the diagram.
d. For the composition 70 at.% Se-30 at. %Be:
i. At 480C compute the chemical composition of the phases present and their relative
amount (in %).
ii. Do the same as (ii) for 200C and 89C.
iii. Sketch the microstructure at those 3 temperatures indicating clearly the distribution of
the phases. This sketch should reflect your answer to the prior request.

1 A. Kargar ; J. Tower ; L. Cirignano ; K. Shah; Boron selenide semiconductor detectors for thermal neutron counting. Proc. SPIE 8852,
Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XV, 88521M (September 26, 2013); doi:10.1117/12.2027078.
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