Ceramic boron-containing doping paste and methods therefor

1. A dopant paste comprising:

a set of solvents;

a set of ceramic particles dispersed in the set of solvents;

a set of boron compound particles dispersed in the set of solvents;

a set of binder molecules dissolved in the set of solvents;

wherein the ceramic boron-containing dopant paste has a shear thinning power law index n between about 0.01 and about 1, wherein the set of boron compound particles consists of at least one boron compound selected from the group consisting of boron nitride (BN), boron oxide (B 2 O 3 ), boron carbide (B 4 C), any of the phases of boron silicide (B x Si), where x=2,3,4,6, TiB x , MgB x , HfB x , GdB x , and LaB x and wherein the set of boron compound particles is between 1 and 20% wt of the paste.

2. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the shear thinning power law index n is between 0.1 and 0.8.

3. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the shear thinning power law index n is 0.3.

4. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of ceramic particles is between 3 and 30% wt of the paste.

5. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of ceramic particles is between 5 and 20% wt of the paste.

6. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of ceramic particles is 12% wt of the paste.

7. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of ceramic particles includes at least one of TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO, and CaO.

8. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of ceramic particles includes at least one of Li 2 O, BeO, SrO, Sc 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 , Ce 2 O 3 , Pr 2 O 3 , Nd 2 O 3 , Sm 2 O 3 , EuO, Gd 2 O 3 , Tb 2 O 3 , Dy 2 O 3 , Ho 2 O 3 , Er 2 O 3 , Tm 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3 , Lu 2 O 3 , ThO 2 , UO 2 , ZrO 2 , and HfO 2 .

9. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of boron compound particles is between 3 and 10% wt of the paste.

10. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of boron compound particles is 5% wt of the paste.

11. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of binder molecules is between 0.5 and 3% wt of the paste.

12. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of binder molecules is between 0.75 and 2% wt of the paste.

13. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of binder molecules is 1.5% wt of the paste.

14. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of binder molecules is ethyl cellulose.

15. The dopant paste of claim 1 , wherein the set of solvents comprises terpineol.

16. A dopant paste comprising:

a set of solvents;

a set of ceramic particles dispersed in the set of solvents;

a set of boron compound particles dispersed in the set of solvents;

a set of binder molecules dissolved in the set of solvents;

wherein the ceramic boron-containing dopant paste has a shear thinning power law index n between about 0.01 and about 1, wherein the set of boron compound particles includes at least one of boron nitride (BN), boron carbide (B 4 C), any of the phases of boron silicide (B x Si), where x=2,3,4,6, TiB x , MgB x , HfB x , GdB x , and LaB x and wherein the set of ceramic particles is between 3 and 30% wt of the paste and wherein the set of boron compound particles is between 1 and 20% wt of the paste.

17. The dopant paste of claim 16 , wherein the set of ceramic particles includes at least one of TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO, and CaO.

18. The dopant paste of claim 16 , wherein the set of ceramic particles includes at least one of Li 2 O, BeO, SrO, Sc 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 , Ce 2 O 3 , Pr 2 O 3 , Nd 2 O 3 , Sm 2 O 3 , EuO, Gd 2 O 3 , Tb 2 O 3 , Dy 2 O 3 , Ho 2 O 3 , Er 2 O 3 , Tm 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3 , Lu 2 O 3 , ThO 2 , UO 2 , ZrO 2 , and HfO 2 .