Hardness, elastic, and electronic properties of chromium monoboride

Han, Lei; Wang, Shanmin; Zhu, Jinlong; Han, Songbai; Li, Wenmin; Chen, Bijuan; Wang, Xiancheng; Yu, Xiaohui; Liu, Baochang; Zhang, Ruifeng; Long, Youwen; Cheng, Jinguang; Zhang, Jianzhong; Zhao, Yusheng; Jin, Changqing

doi:10.1063/1.4922147

Hardness, elastic, and electronic properties of chromium monoboride

Journal Article · Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922147· OSTI ID:1332354

Han, Lei ^[1]; Wang, Shanmin ^[2]; Zhu, Jinlong ^[2]; Han, Songbai ^[3]; Li, Wenmin ^[4]; Chen, Bijuan ^[4]; Wang, Xiancheng ^[4]; Yu, Xiaohui ^[4]; Liu, Baochang ^[5]; Zhang, Ruifeng ^[6]; Long, Youwen ^[4]; Cheng, Jinguang ^[4]; Zhang, Jianzhong ^[7]; Zhao, Yusheng ^[8]; Jin, Changqing ^[4]

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Jilin Univ., Changchun (China); UNLV
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Jilin Univ., Changchun (China)
Beihang Univ., Beijing (China)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Here, we report high-pressure synthesis of chromium monoboride (CrB) at 6 GPa and 1400 K. The elastic and plastic behaviors have been investigated by hydrostatic compression experiment and micro-indentation measurement. CrB is elastically incompressible with a high bulk modulus of 269.0 (5.9) GPa and exhibits a high Vickers hardness of 19.6 (0.7) GPa under the load of 1 kg force. Based on first principles calculations, the observed mechanical properties are attributed to the polar covalent Cr-B bonds interconnected with strong zigzag B-B covalent bonding network. The presence of metallic Cr bilayers is presumably responsible for the weakest paths in shear deformation.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001982

OSTI ID:: 1332354

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22415100

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 106; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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