Does titanium diboride conduct electricity?

Conductive
Titanium diboride is conductive. 12
Titanium diboride (TiB2) has good conductivity, which can be confirmed by its physical and chemical properties. In its crystal structure, the planes of boron atoms and titanium atoms appear alternately, forming a two-dimensional network structure, in which B is covalently bonded to another 3 Bs, and the extra electron forms a large π bond. This structure gives titanium diboride a graphite-like boron atom layered structure and Ti outer electrons, which determines its good conductivity and metallic luster. In addition, titanium diboride has excellent electrical conductivity and high thermal and electrical conductivity, which makes it of great value in the application field of electronic devices, such as playing the role of heat conduction in electronic packaging materials, or used as a conductive layer or lead of microelectronic devices.
The resistivity of titanium diboride is 15.4μΩ.cm, which further confirms its conductive properties. Due to its excellent electrical conductivity and high thermal conductivity, titanium diboride is widely used in the manufacture of vacuum coating conductive evaporation boats, ceramic cutting tools and molds, as well as finishing tools, wire drawing dies, extrusion dies, sandblasting nozzles, sealing components, etc. These application areas all reflect the advantages and importance of titanium diboride as a conductive material.