| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L78215/01 |
| Title: |
NEW SYNTHETIC ROUTES TO TERNARY NITRIDES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Barker, Dr M |
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| Department: |
Sch of Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
02 February 1998 |
Ends: |
01 February 2001 |
Value (£): |
155,334
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Chemical Synthetic Methodology |
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New routes to ternary nitrides are proposed which will overcome the kinetic and thermodynamic barriers presented by conventional solid state methods. Liquid metals e.g. zinc, sodium or mixtures of the two, have already been shown to be excellent media for ternary nitride synthesis. We will extend the studies to liquid metals with greater solubilities for both Transition and Main Group metals. Metathesis reactions driven by the formation of alkali halides have great potential since they offer lower temperature and more rapid generation of ternary nitrides under simple experimental conditions. Single crystal formation has been shown to occur in reactions between binary nitrides and metal foils. These studies will be extended to new metal surfaces. Increasing the thermodynamic driving force and the reactivity of solid reactants by forming Group 1 and 2 metal oxides in metathesis reactions will open up many new systems for study. All these new synthetic routes will be characterised by full structural determinations by either powder or single crystal diffraction methods. Magnetic and electrical properties will be determined for all new ternary nitrides prepared in the project.
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |