Iron tetraboride (FeB4) is a superhard superconductor (Tc < 3K) consisting of iron and boron. Iron tetraboride does not occur in nature and can be created synthetically. Its molecular structure was predicted using computer models.
See also
- 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. 7 (11): 1022. Bibcode:2013PSSRR...7.1022Z. doi:10.1002/pssr.201308086. S2CID 94273648.
- 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): 183517–183517–7. Bibcode:2013JAP...114r3517Z. doi:10.1063/1.4829926.
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References
Gou, Huiyang (18 April 2013). "Discovery of a superhard iron tetraboride superconductor". Physical Review Letters. 111 (15): 157002. arXiv:1304.5106. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.111o7002G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.157002. PMID 24160619. S2CID 11906548. /wiki/ArXiv_(identifier) ↩
Gou, Huiyang; Dubrovinskaia, Natalia; 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 (11 October 2013). "Discovery of a Superhard Iron Tetraboride Superconductor". Physical Review Letters. 111 (157002): 157002. arXiv:1304.5106. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.111o7002G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.157002. PMID 24160619. S2CID 11906548. Retrieved 17 October 2013. http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.157002 ↩
Rachel Coker (8 October 2013). "First Computer-Designed Superconductor Created". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 25 November 2013. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131008132851.htm ↩