The elastic behavior of a material can be a powerful tool to decipher thermal transport. In
thermoelectrics, measuring the elastic moduli—directly tied to sound velocity—is critical to …

Tungsten tetraboride (WB4) is an interesting candidate as a less expensive member of the
growing group of superhard transition metal borides. WB4 was successfully synthesized by …

To enhance the hardness of tungsten tetraboride (WB4), a notable lower cost member of the
late transition-metal borides, we have synthesized and characterized solid solutions of this …

By creation of solid solutions of the recently explored low-cost superhard boride, tungsten
tetraboride (WB4), the hardness can be increased. To illustrate this concept, various …

Rhenium diboride (ReB2), containing corrugated layers of covalently bonded boron, is a
superhard metallic compound with a microhardness reaching as high as 40.5 GPa (under …

AMX Zintl compounds, crystallizing in several closely related layered structures, have
recently garnered attention due to their exciting thermoelectric properties. In this study, we …

Transition metal boride TM2B3 is widely studied in the field of physics and materials
science. However, Mn2B3 has not been found in Mn–B systems so far. Mn2B3 undergoes …

In this work, we explore the hardening mechanisms in WB 4-based solid solutions upon
addition of Ta, Mn, and Cr using in situ radial X-ray diffraction techniques under non …

KTb 3 F 10 (KTF) has been developed in recent years as a candidate Faraday rotator
material because of its cubic symmetry, high figures of merit, and low absorption coefficient …

Materials possessing superior hardness can be divided into two main categories: ultra‐hard
and superhard. Diamond and cubic boron nitride (c‐BN) are considered ultra‐hard with …