Facile route to nitrides: transformation from single element to binary and ternary nitrides at moderate temperature through a new modified solid-state metathesis.
In this article, we report a new modified solid-state metathesis pathway to synthesize nitrides using Li(3)N as a nitrification reagent to transform single element to nitrides. In this process, not only binary (including mono- and multinitrides) but also ternary nitrides can be approached by varying the molar ratio of Li(3)N to a single element. A possible two-step reaction mechanism for Li(3)N and single elements was proposed. This study provides a promising route to meet the increasing demand in energy savings and environmental protection for materials synthesis.
The Research Station on Material Science and Engineering for Postdoctoral Fellows, Harbin Institute of Technology,Harbin 150080, China. songbo@hit.edu.cn
Bo
B
Song
Xiaolong
X
Chen
Jiecai
J
Han
Jikang
J
Jian
Wanyan
W
Wang
Hongbo
H
Zuo
Xinghong
X
Zhang
Songhe
S
Meng