Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 34(7), p. 10700-10707, 2019
DOI: 10.1039/c9tc02095k
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Among layered metal diborides, MB2, only MgB2 is a superconductor. However, a strategically applied mechanical stress that removes metal–boron covalency can turn ScB2 into a superconductor with the same mechanism.