Metal borides are hard and refractory and they may exhibit properties that make them interesting materials. Chromium and manganese tetraborides for example were compared in literature to hypothetical tetragonal diamond. Compounds with b-boron structure exhibit promising Seebeck coefficients, and nanoscale nickel and cobalt borides show catalytic activity. Solid state syntheses, crystal structures and characterization methods are highly divers [1] and allow for a broader discussion of the huge potential solid state chemistry presents to materials research. [1] B. Albert, H. Hillebrecht, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48 (2009) 8640-8668

Boride materials with unexpected catalytic, thermoelectric, and mechanical properties

245th National Meeting (2013)

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