title: Route to GaN and VN assisted by carbothermal reduction process.
abstract: A route to prepare nitrides, such as GaN, VN, and other nitrides, is reported. The reaction pathway involves a two-step process by using the as-synthesized a-C3N3.69 as precursor. The route is so potent that a series of nitrides can be directly synthesized from their oxides at moderate temperatures. A striking feature of this method lies in that a-C3N3.69 is found to play double roles as both carbonizing and nitridizing agent in these reactions. These results will greatly deepen our understandings of the mechanism for solid-state metathesis reactions.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 603, Beijing 100080, PR China.
authors.forename: Huaizhou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Xin'an
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jikang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.forename: Xiaolong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen