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Lanthanum hexaboride (LaB6, also
called lanthanum boride and LaB) is an
inorganic chemical, a
boride of lanthanum. It is a
refractory ceramic material...
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Other hexaborides can be emplo**** as well;
examples are
calcium hexaboride,
strontium hexaboride,
barium hexaboride,
yttrium hexaboride, gadolinium...
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Calcium hexaboride (sometimes
calcium boride) is a
compound of
calcium and
boron with the
chemical formula CaB6. It is an
important material due to its...
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Cerium hexaboride (CeB6, also
called cerium boride, CeBix, CEBIX, and (incorrectly) CeB) is an
inorganic chemical, a
boride of cerium. It is a refractory...
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Barium hexaboride is a hard
material with a high
melting point. It can be
formed by p****ing a
barium vapour at >750 °C over
boron crystals: Ba + 6B → BaB6...
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Erbium hexaboride (ErB6) is a rare-earth
hexaboride compound containing the
element erbium,
which has a
calcium hexaboride crystal structure. It is one...
- Guang-****; Yu, Hua-Shun; Han, Jian-De; Wang, Wei-Ti. "Synthesis of
strontium hexaboride powder by the
reaction of
strontium carbonate with
boron carbide and carbon"...
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Samarium hexaboride (SmB6) is an intermediate-valence
compound where samarium is
present both as Sm2+ and Sm3+ ions at the
ratio 3:7. It is a
Kondo insulator...
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having high
melting temperatures. The most
common form is the
yttrium hexaboride YB6. It
exhibits superconductivity at
relatively high
temperature of 8...
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temperature results in the
preferential formation of SmB6.
Samarium hexaboride is a
typical intermediate-valence
compound where samarium is
present both...
