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their technological importance,
refractory and
electrically conductive diborides (TMB2)
formed by
Group 4–6
transition metals (TM): Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb,...
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crystallites (10 nm in size).
Reduction of ZrO2 and HfO2 to
their respective diborides can also be
achieved via
metallothermic reduction.
Inexpensive precursor...
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Rhenium diboride (ReB2) is a
synthetic high-hardness
material that was
first synthesized in 1962. The
compound is
formed from a
mixture of rhenium, noted...
- 2Na(g,l) + NaBO2 + 6H2(g) Fahrenholtz,
William (10 May 2007). "Refractory
diborides of
zirconium and hafnium".
Journal of the
American Ceramic Society. 90...
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Magnesium diboride is the
inorganic compound of
magnesium and
boron with the
formula MgB2. It is a dark gray, water-insoluble solid. The
compound has attracted...
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Titanium diboride (TiB2) is an
extremely hard
ceramic which has
excellent heat conductivity,
oxidation stability and wear resistance. TiB2 is also a reasonable...
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Aluminium diboride (AlB2) is a
chemical compound made from the
metal aluminium and the
metalloid boron. It is one of two
compounds of
aluminium and boron...
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architectures to
mitigate high
uranium density fuel oxidation:
Uranium diboride and
uranium carbide".
Journal of
Nuclear Materials. 560: 153502. Bibcode:2022JNuM...
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group four and five elements. In
comparison to
carbides and nitrides, the
diborides tend to have
higher thermal conductivity but
lower melting points, a tradeoff...
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Niobium diboride (NbB2) is a
highly covalent refractory ceramic material with a
hexagonal crystal structure. NbB2 can be
synthesized by stoichiometric...
