Terbium Boride(TbB6)
Terbium Boride
Molecular formula: TbB6
CAS number: 12008-31-0
Molecular weight: 223.79
EINECS number: 234-537-9
Nature:
Terbium boride is a black crystalline solid, which is a very stable and high-temperature resistant compound at room temperature. It has a high melting point and hardness. Terbium boride has good conductivity and thermal conductivity. It is a material with semiconductor properties that exhibits superconductivity at low temperatures.
Method:
The common preparation method of terbium boride is to react terbium and boron in an appropriate molar ratio at high temperature. The most commonly used method is to prepare terbium boride by high-temperature solid-state reaction or pyrolysis of a mixture of terbium and boron.
Usage:
Terbium boride is often used as an important material in scientific research. Due to its superconducting and magnetic properties, terbium boride has a wide range of applications in magnetism and research on ferromagnetic materials. In addition, terbium boride also plays a role in other fields, such as the preparation of semiconductor materials, optical lenses, and optical thin films.