"BC5" Material Shows Superhard, Superconducting Potential

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 09:36 in Physics & Chemistry

BC5, a diamond-like material with an extremely high boron content, offers exceptional hardness and resistance to fracture, but unlike diamond, it is a superconductor rather than an insulator. A research team in China studying BC5 describes its potential in the Journal of Applied Physics.

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