TM-doped TiB₃ superhard material

Hardness >40 GPa

Transition metal-doped TiB₃ maintains superhard characteristics while meeting thermodynamic, kinetic, and mechanical stability criteria, promising as a new superhard material.

Shiyi, Chen · Ma, He · Zhang, Xudong · Chen, Lijia · Hao, Wu · Haonan, Li

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics 2025

Specifications

计算硬度

{'zh': '41.6', 'en': ''} GPa

硬度均高于

{'zh': '40', 'en': ''} GPa

Advantages

Thermodynamically, kinetically, and mechanically stable