The search for novel superhard and incompressible materials on the basis of higher borides of s, p, d metals

Journal of Superhard Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-87

  Ivanovskii, A L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

atomic structure; elastic moduli; hardness; higher borides of s, p and d metals; modeling; synthesis

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DIBORIDES; HIGHER BORIDES OF S, P AND D METALS; INCOMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL; MODELING; RELATED SYSTEMS; STATE OF THE ART; SUPERHARD; SYNTHESIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TYPE STRUCTURES;

ELASTIC MODULI; HEAVY METALS; IRIDIUM; METALS; OSMIUM; RHENIUM; RHODIUM;

BORIDES;

EID: 79956194848     PISSN: 10634576     EISSN: 19349408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1063457611020018     Document Type: Article

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