Iron tetraboride
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| IUPAC name
Iron tetraboride
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| Properties | |
| FeB4 | |
| Molar mass | 99.0920 g/mol |
| Structure | |
| orthorhombic | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iron tetraboride (FeB4) is a superhard superconductor consisting of iron and boron. Iron tetraboride does not occur in nature and can be created synthetically.[1][2] Its molecular structure was predicted using computer models.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Gou, Huiyang (18 April 2013). "Discovery of a superhard iron tetraboride superconductor". arXiv:1304.5106 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci].
- ^ Huiyang Gou, Huiyang; Bykova, Elena; Tsirlin, Alexander A.; Kasinathan, Deepa; Schnelle, Walter; Richter, Asta; Merlini, Marco; Hanfland, Michael; Abakumov, Artem M.; Batuk, Dmitry; Van Tendeloo, Gustaaf; Nakajima, Yoichi; Kolmogorov, Aleksey N.; Dubrovinsky, Leonid; et al. (11 October 2013). "Discovery of a Superhard Iron Tetraboride Superconductor". Physical Review Letters. 111 (157002): 157002. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.111o7002G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.157002. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Missing|author2=(help) - ^ Rachel Coker (8 October 2013). "First Computer-Designed Superconductor Created". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- Zhang, Xinyu; Qin, Jiaqian; Xue, Yanan; Zhang, Shiliang; Jing, Qin; Ma, Mingzhen; Liu, Riping (2013). "Deformation-induced bonding evolution of iron tetraboride and its electronic origin". Physica Status Solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 7 (11): 1022. Bibcode:2013PSSRR...7.1022Z. doi:10.1002/pssr.201308086.
- Zhang, Xinyu; Qin, Jiaqian; Ning, Jinliang; Sun, Xiaowei; Li, Xinting; Ma, Mingzhen; Liu, Riping (2013). "First principle study of elastic and thermodynamic properties of FeB4 under high pressure". Journal of Applied Physics. 114 (18): 183517. Bibcode:2013JAP...114r3517Z. doi:10.1063/1.4829926.
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