Iron tetraboride

Iron tetraboride

Names
IUPAC name Iron tetraboride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/4B.Fe Key: JRZHEZVJDLIZIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [B].[B].[B].[B].[Fe]
Properties
Chemical formula	FeB4
Molar mass	99.0920 g/mol
Structure
Crystal structure	orthorhombic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Iron tetraboride (FeB₄) is a superhard superconductor (T_c < 3K) consisting of iron and boron. Iron tetraboride does not occur in nature and can be created synthetically.^[1][2] Its molecular structure was predicted using computer models.^[3]

See also

• Binghamton University
• European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

References

1. 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.
2. 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. arXiv:1304.5106. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.111o7002G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.157002. PMID 24160619. S2CID 11906548. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
3. Rachel Coker (8 October 2013). "First Computer-Designed Superconductor Created". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

• 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.

External links

• First fully computer-designed superconductor Archived 2013-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
• First computer-designed superconductor created
• Scientists create first computer-designed superconductor
• X-rays reveal the first designer superconductor
• Viewpoint: Materials Prediction Scores a Hit