Reply to “comment on ‘Raman spectra characterization of boron carbide using first-principles calculations”’

The model presented in our work was able to reproduce the Raman activity that is relevant to clarify the origin of the experimentally observed Raman activity in the high frequency region due to amorphization. Most of the points raised by Helmut Werheit are part of the debate in existing literature regarding the Raman spectra observed in B4C samples. In response to the comments by Helmut Werheit, here more inputs are provided to this discussion by focusing on (a) composition, (b) crystal structure, (c) Raman spectra.