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The current state of knowledge of the electronic structures of the binary di- and hexaborides is reviewed. New work is presented which allows rationalization of the stability of these materials as well as the metal-deficient and mixed-metal phases. Band structure and density-of-states calculations lead to values of electrical conductivities and Hall coefficients for these materials which agree well with experimental data.
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Perkins, P.G. (1977). The Electronic Structures of the Hexaborides and the Diborides. In: Matkovich, V.I. (eds) Boron and Refractory Borides. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66620-9_4
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