Transition-metal boron-rich compounds exhibit favorable synthesis conditions and
mechanical properties that hold great promise for wide-ranging applications. However, the …

Single-phase high-entropy monoborides (HEMBs) of the CrB prototype structure have been
synthesized for the first time. Reactive spark plasma sintering of ball milled mixtures of …

Conventional hard and superhard materials, such as diamond and cubic boron nitride, are
attractive for fundamental material science and practical industrial application, but severely …

Non-centrosymmetric semiconductors may exhibit non-linear optical (NLO) properties. For
application-relevant materials, a careful balance of high second-harmonic generation (SHG) …

Boron-based clathrate materials, typically with three-dimensional networks of B atoms, have
tunable properties through the substitution of guest atoms, but the tuning of B cages …

As a frontier issue of physics and material, the structures and related properties of borides
have been extensively investigated in fundamental science. The search for pressure …

Alloys of tungsten tetraboride (WB4) with the addition of C and Si were prepared by arc-
melting of the constituent elements. The phase purity was established by powder X-ray …

An efficient strategy that can guide the synthesis of materials with superior mechanical
properties is important for advanced material/device design. Here, we report a feasible way …

Rhenium diboride (ReB 2) exhibits high differential strain due to its puckered boron sheets
that impede shear deformation. Here, we demonstrate the use of solid solution formation to …

Incorporating heteroatoms in functional materials is an invaluable approach to modulate
their properties, assuming a solid solution is formed. However, thorough understanding of …