以化学计量配比的Ti, B元素为原料, 在高温高压条件下成功制备出颗粒均匀、致密性大于99% 的二硼化钛(TiB2)体材料. 物性测试结果表明: TiB2的维氏硬度高达39.6 GPa (接近超硬材料的40 GPa); 并呈现出金属导电特性, 电阻率在10-8 Ω.m 的数量级(接近TiB2单晶样品值). TiB2的高硬度与金属特性, 可能与该方法制备的TiB2体材料中均匀的细小晶粒尺寸有关. 该方法为制备功能陶瓷材料提供了新的思路.
Bulk titanium borides (TiB2) have been successfully synthesized from the stoichiometric boron and titanium powders at high pressure and high temperature (HPHT). The density of TiB2 is higher than 99%. The Vicker's hardness of TiB2 as synthesized is 39.6 GPa which is near to result of the supehard materials. While TiB2 show good metallic characters with the resistivity, 10-8 Ωm, which is near to the value of the single crystal of TiB2. The enhanced properties of TiB2 as synthesized may be attributed to the higher density and uniform crystal size.