Journal Article

PUBDB-2025-02097

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Synthesis and Stability of High-Energy-Density Niobium Nitrides under High-Pressure Conditions

Chen, H. (Corresponding author) ; Bykov, M.Extern* ; Batyrev, I. G. ; Brüning, L.Extern* ; Bykova, E.Extern* ; Mahmood, M. F. ; Chariton, S.Extern* ; Prakapenka, V. B. ; Fedotenko, T.Extern*DESY* ; Glazyrin, K.XFEL.EU*DESY* ; Mezouar, M.Extern* ; Garbarino, G. ; Steele, A. ; Goncharov, A. F.Extern*

2025
American Chemical Society Washington, DC

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03331  doi:10.3204/PUBDB-2025-02097

Abstract: High-energy-density materials (HEDMs) are crucial in various applications, from energy storage to defense technologies. Transition metal polynitrides are promising candidates for HEDMs. Using single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction, we investigated the crystal structures of niobium nitride, specifically Nb$_2$N$_3$ and NbN$_2$, under high-pressure conditions of up to 86 GPa. At higher pressures, niobium polynitrides NbN$_4$ and NbN$_5$ were observed to be stable from 100 to 120 GPa, which feature low-order nitrogen bonding. The low-order bonded nitrogen in NbN$_4$ and NbN5 forms multiple polynitrogen anions at megabar pressure ranges. In the Nb–N system, we observed an increasing coordination number of metal–nitrogen as pressure increased. These structures were supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and Raman spectroscopy.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. FS DOOR-User (FS DOOR-User)
2. Experimentebetreuung PETRA III (FS-PET-D)

Research Program(s):

1. 631 - Matter – Dynamics, Mechanisms and Control (POF4-631) (POF4-631)
2. 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) (POF4-6G3)
3. HIPMAT - High-pressure nitride materials: towards the controllable and scalable synthesis in a diamond anvil cell (101077963) (101077963)
4. FS-Proposal: I-20230233 (I-20230233) (I-20230233)

Experiment(s):

1. PETRA Beamline P02.2 (PETRA III)

Appears in the scientific report 2025

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