A General Solution Route toward Metal Boride Nanocrystals

Mini B: An ionothermal process under relatively mild conditions (500–900 °C) provides the first versatile route towards nanocrystals of metal (Ca, Ce, Mo, Nb, Hf, Fe, Mn) hexaborides, tetraborides, diborides, and lower borides (see picture). Control over the nanoparticle size and the material texture is achieved to tune these functional materials. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.