title: Low temperature induced synthesis of TiN nanocrystals.
abstract: TiN nanocrystals were successfully prepared through the direct reaction between TiCl(4) and NaNH(2) induced at 300 degrees C. The yield based on Ti is approximately 80%. X-ray powder diffraction indicated that the product was cubic TiN with a lattice constant of a = 4.243 A. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that nanocrystalline TiN with a diameter of 10 nm or so and extremely long straight rods were synthesized. The possible formation mechanism was also proposed.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, P R China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yu-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Cheng-Guo
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yong-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Yu-Xian
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gui-Li
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li