Solid-state reaction between niobium (V) oxide and amorphous boron powders was carried out in a vacuum of 10
−1 Pa at temperatures of 773K to 1773K for 1h. In the reaction at B/Nb
2O
5 molar ratios of 5.2 to 11.0 and 1773K, three kinds of niobium borides NbB, Nb
3B
4 and NbB
2 were obtained. Single phases of NaB and NbB
2 were obtained at the molar ratios of 5.7 and 8.2 to 10.6, respectively. However, when starting materials with the molar ratio of 7.0 were used, the Nb
3B
4 phase shows strongest relative X-ray intensities among NbB and NbB
2 at 1773K. The lattice parameters of NbB and Nb
3B
4 are as follows: NbB (orthorhombic):
a=0.3295 nm,
b=0.8721 nm,
c=0.3166 nm, Nb
3B
4 (orthorhombic):
a=0.3302 nm,
b=1.4076 nm,
c=0.3142 nm. At the molar ratios of 8.2 to 10.6, lattice parameter of NbB
2 (hexagonal) changed
a=0.3111 nm∼0.3309 nm and
c=0.3264 nm∼0.3308 nm.
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