The chemical bonding and electronic properties of metal borides

The results of theoretical and experimental studies on the electronic structure, the nature of interatomic interactions, and the properties of binary metal borides, ternary boron-containing compounds and alloys, and also amorphous binary and multicomponent borides are examined. The prospects for employing the methods of solid-state quantum-chemistry in the description of the fundamental electronic properties of metal borides are discussed. The bibliography includes 255 references.