Ultraincompressible, superhard materials
The search for new ultraincompressible, superhard materials has been performed largely
through trial and error. Despite the difficulties in synthesizing such materials, interest in this …
through trial and error. Despite the difficulties in synthesizing such materials, interest in this …
Ternary Borides Cr2AlB2, Cr3AlB4, and Cr4AlB6: The First Members of the Series (CrB2)nCrAl with n = 1, 2, 3 and a Unifying Concept for Ternary Borides …
M Ade, H Hillebrecht - Inorganic chemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Single crystals of the ternary borides Cr2AlB2, Cr3AlB4, Cr4AlB6, MoAlB, WAlB, Mn2AlB2,
and Fe2AlB2 were grown from the elements with an excess of Al. Structures were refined by …
and Fe2AlB2 were grown from the elements with an excess of Al. Structures were refined by …
Ferroelectric oxide surface chemistry: water splitting via pyroelectricity
There is widespread interest in finding sustainable replacements for fossil fuels, and hence
hydrogen production via water splitting has received much attention. However, finding …
hydrogen production via water splitting has received much attention. However, finding …
Progress in functional studies of transition metal borides
T Ma, P Zhu, X Yu - Chinese Physics B, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years, transition metal borides (TMBs) have attracted much attention because they
are considered as potential superhard materials and have more abundant crystal structures …
are considered as potential superhard materials and have more abundant crystal structures …
Metallic superhard CaB12 with novel waffle-like boron backbone
Combining features of complex bonding scheme and multifarious structures, metal borides
have received extensive attention as appealing contenders for novel superhard materials …
have received extensive attention as appealing contenders for novel superhard materials …
Vanadium Diboride (VB2) Synthesized at High Pressure: Elastic, Mechanical, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties and Thermal Stability
Vanadium diboride (VB2) with an AlB2-type structure has been synthesized at 8 GPa and
1700 K in a D-DIA-type multianvil apparatus. The obtained bulk modulus is B 0= 262 (2) …
1700 K in a D-DIA-type multianvil apparatus. The obtained bulk modulus is B 0= 262 (2) …
Clathrate‐like alkali and alkaline‐earth metal borides: A new family of superconductors with superior hardness
Conventional hard and superhard materials, such as diamond and cubic boron nitride, are
attractive for fundamental material science and practical industrial application, but severely …
attractive for fundamental material science and practical industrial application, but severely …
[HTML][HTML] An unexpectedly stable Y2B5 compound with the fractional stoichiometry under ambient pressure
Boron-rich yttrium borides are an exceptional group of compounds not only with excellent
mechanical properties, but also with particular superconducting and thermoelectric …
mechanical properties, but also with particular superconducting and thermoelectric …
Boron-rich molybdenum boride with unusual short-range vacancy ordering, anisotropic hardness, and superconductivity
Determination of the structures of materials involving more light elements such as boron-rich
compounds is challenging and technically important in understanding their varied …
compounds is challenging and technically important in understanding their varied …
Variable-composition structural optimization and experimental verification of MnB 3 and MnB 4
In combination with variable-composition evolutionary algorithm calculations and first-
principles calculations, we have systematically searched for all the stable compounds and …
principles calculations, we have systematically searched for all the stable compounds and …