Unexpectedly low indentation strength of WB3and MoB3from first principles

An unexpected softening from WB3to WB4

(2012) Yongcheng Liang et al.   EPL

Indentation strength of ultraincompressible rhenium boride, carbide, and nitride from first-principles calculations

(2012) Chenpeng Zang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Structure, bonding, and possible superhardness of CrB4

(2012) Haiyang Niu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Exploring the high-pressure behavior of superhard tungsten tetraboride

(2012) Miao Xie et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides

(2012) R. F. Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Peculiar structure and tensile strength of WB4: nonstoichiometric origin

(2012) Huiyang Gou et al.   AIP Advances

Low-compressibility of tungsten tetraboride: a high pressure X-ray diffraction study

(2011) Chenji Liu et al.   HIGH PRESSURE RESEARCH

Mechanochemical synthesis of ReB2 powder

(2011) Nina Orlovskaya et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Thermodynamic identification of tungsten borides

(2011) Yongcheng Liang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Tungsten tetraboride, an inexpensive superhard material

(2011) R. Mohammadi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bulk Re2C: Crystal Structure, Hardness, and Ultra-incompressibility

(2010) Zhisheng Zhao et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Soft Bond-Deformation Paths in Superhardγ-Boron

(2010) Wei Zhou et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Novel Rhenium Nitrides

(2010) Alexandra Friedrich et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Indenter-angle-sensitive fracture modes and stress response at incipient plasticity

(2009) Zicheng Pan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

First-principles modeling of hardness in transition-metal diborides

(2009) Petr Lazar et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Harder than Diamond: Superior Indentation Strength of Wurtzite BN and Lonsdaleite

(2009) Zicheng Pan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Transition Metal Borides: Superhard versus Ultra-incompressible

(2008) Qinfen Gu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Is Rhenium Diboride a Superhard Material?

(2008) Jiaqian Qin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Superhard Rhenium Diboride Films: Preparation and Characterization

(2008) Alessandro Latini et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Preparation and Properties of Metallic, Superhard Rhenium Diboride Crystals

(2008) Jonathan B. Levine et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Is Osmium Diboride An Ultra-Hard Material?

(2008) Jun Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY