Iron tetraboride
Names
IUPAC name
Iron tetraboride
Identifiers
InChI=1S/4B.Fe
Key: JRZHEZVJDLIZIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Properties
FeB4
Molar mass
99.0920 g/mol
Structure
orthorhombic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
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.[ 1] [ 2] Its molecular structure was predicted using computer models.[ 3]
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Rachel Coker (8 October 2013). "First Computer-Designed Superconductor Created" . ScienceDaily . Retrieved 25 November 2013 .