Journal article
Solvothermal metal azide decomposition routes to nanocrystalline metastable nickel, iron, and manganese nitrides
Inorganic chemistry, Vol.48(10), pp.4470-4477
05/18/2009
DOI: 10.1021/ic900260u
PMID: 19341302
Abstract
This paper describes the use of solvothermally moderated metal azide decomposition as a route to nanocrystalline mid to late transition metal nitrides. This method utilizes exothermic solid-state metathesis reaction precursor pairs, namely, metal halides (NiBr(2), FeCl(3), MnCl(2)) and sodium azide, but conducts the metathesis reaction and azide decomposition in superheated toluene. The reaction temperatures are relatively low (<300 degrees C) and yield thermally metastable nanocrystalline hexagonal Ni(3)N and Fe(2)N, and tetragonal MnN. These solvothermally moderated metal nitride metathesis reactions require several days to produce high yields of the intended nitrides. The products are aggregated nanoparticulates with room temperature magnetic properties consistent with their known bulk structures, for example, Fe(2)N and Ni(3)N are known ferromagnets. The stirred reactions with dispersed fine reagent powders benefit from solvothermal moderation more effectively than submerged pressed reagent pellets. Pellet reactions produced manganese nitrides with lower nitrogen content and higher aggregation than loose powder reactions, consistent with the occurrence of significant local exothermic heating in the pellet metathesis reactions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Solvothermal metal azide decomposition routes to nanocrystalline metastable nickel, iron, and manganese nitrides
- Creators
- Jonglak Choi - Department of Chemistry and the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USAEdward G Gillan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Inorganic chemistry, Vol.48(10), pp.4470-4477
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1021/ic900260u
- PMID
- 19341302
- ISSN
- 0020-1669
- eISSN
- 1520-510X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/18/2009
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984001175302771
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