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@ARTICLE{Kumar:637203,
      author       = {Kumar, Yogesh and Kalal, Shailesh and Tayal, Akhil and
                      Gupta, Mukul},
      title        = {{C}rystal structure of {M}n{N} resolved using x-ray
                      absorption fine structure},
      journal      = {Journal of alloys and compounds},
      volume       = {1038},
      issn         = {0925-8388},
      address      = {Lausanne},
      publisher    = {Elsevier},
      reportid     = {PUBDB-2025-03812},
      pages        = {182507},
      year         = {2025},
      abstract     = {The potential of manganese mononitride (MnN) as an
                      antiferromagnetic material for exchange bias applications is
                      significant, yet its crystal structure is a subject of
                      ongoing debate. Early 3 transition metal mononitrides, such
                      as TiN, and VN, are well-known to crystallize in the rock
                      salt (RS) structure, whereas later ones, like CoN and FeN,
                      favor the zinc blende (ZB) structure. The structural
                      ambiguity of MnN, positioned midway in the 3 series,
                      necessitates further investigation. This study employs a
                      comprehensive x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS)
                      analysis to clarify the crystal structure of MnN.
                      Single-phase MnN thin films, produced by reactive magnetron
                      sputtering, are characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD),
                      x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), and extended
                      x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). XRD data indicates
                      the successful formation of the MnN phase during the
                      reactive nitrogen sputtering of Mn. By analyzing XANES
                      spectra at the Mn K and L-edges, as well as the N K-edge,
                      and combining the results with EXAFS analysis, this study
                      concludes that MnN crystallizes in the RS structure. The
                      sensitivity of the metal K-edge XANES pre-edge peak to local
                      coordination symmetry is crucial in this determination.},
      cin          = {DOOR ; HAS-User / FS DOOR-User / FS-PET-S},
      ddc          = {540},
      cid          = {I:(DE-H253)HAS-User-20120731 /
                      $I:(DE-H253)FS_DOOR-User-20241023$ /
                      I:(DE-H253)FS-PET-S-20190712},
      pnm          = {632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional
                      Materials (POF4-632) / 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) /
                      INDIA-DESY - INDIA-DESY Collaboration
                      $(2020_Join2-INDIA-DESY)$},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-632 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G3 /
                      $G:(DE-HGF)2020_Join2-INDIA-DESY$},
      experiment   = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P64-20150101},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      doi          = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.182507},
      url          = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/637203},
}