The quest for nanoscaling has extended beyond traditional metal oxides (1-4) and metal
(0),(5) as exemplified by the huge development of “quantum dots” chalcogenide …

For decades, borides have been primarily studied as crystallographic oddities. With such a
wide variety of structures (a quick survey of the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database counts …

The hard nature of transition metal boride reminds a conundrum. Compared to the diboride,
we propose that the high hardness of transition metal boride strongly depends on the …

Rare earth (RE) borides have yielded systems exhibiting interesting and varied magnetic
behaviors. The electron deficient boron atomic frameworks are a good combination with rare …

Boron-rich yttrium borides are an exceptional group of compounds not only with excellent
mechanical properties, but also with particular superconducting and thermoelectric …

The superconductor YB 6 has the second highest critical temperature T c among the boride
family MB n. We report measurements of the specific heat, resistivity, magnetic susceptibility …

The structure and thermal decomposition of Y (BH4) 3 is studied by in situ synchrotron
radiation powder X-ray diffraction (SR-PXD), 11B MAS NMR spectroscopy, and thermal …

Yttrium borides have attracted much attention for their superconducting and high chemical
stability. However, the fundamental knowledge of the mechanical properties and hardness …

High-pressure X-ray diffraction in ScB 2, TiB 2, YB 4 and HoB 4 powders and single crystals
has been studied using synchrotron radiation as well as conventional X-rays. The …

Ab initio band structure calculations are carried out for the higher borides MB 6 and MB 12⁠.
High-precision measurements of the elastic constants are performed for the compounds Zr B …