The stability, elastic anisotropy and thermodynamic parameters of six TiₓBy phases are systematically calculated; TiB₂ with B/Ti ratio 2:1 exhibits the largest bulk modulus and Debye temperature.
Xiaoming, Wang · Ma, He · Zhang, Xudong · Chen, Lijia · Wu, Hao
Chemical Physics Letters 2023
Debye temperature of TiB₂: 1121 K
All six TiₓBy phases are structurally stable and metallic