title: A room-temperature synthesis of titanium nitride hollow spheres.
abstract: Titanium nitride hollow spheres were synthesized by the reaction of TiCl4 and NaNH2 at room temperature. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern could be indexed as cubic TiN with the lattice constants of a = 4.236 A. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed hollow spheres with diameter about 200 nm. A possible formation mechanism of TiN hollow spheres was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Structure Research Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Luyang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yunle
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zeheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yitai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008956:Models, Chemical; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C041500:titanium nitride; C025096:titanium tetrachloride; D014025:Titanium