| Literature DB >> 18063772 |
Natalia Dubrovinskaia1, Leonid Dubrovinsky, Vladimir L Solozhenko.
Abstract
Chung et al. (Reports, 20 April 2007, p. 436) reported the synthesis of superhard rhenium diboride (ReB2) at ambient pressure. We show that ReB2, first synthesized at ambient pressure 45 years ago, is not a superhard material. Together with the high cost of Re, this makes the prospect for large-scale industrial applications of ReB2 doubtful.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18063772 DOI: 10.1126/science.1147650
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728