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A Low Temperature Synthetic Route to Nanocrystalline TiN


P-J Cai
G-Z Li
C Shi
J-H Huo
L-H Liu

Abstract

A simple chemical synthetic route has been developed to prepare nanocrystalline titanium nitride (TiN) in an autoclave, by the reaction of metallic Ti with NaNH2 at low temperature of 500–600 °C. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectra. The possible reaction mechanism of this process is also discussed. This method may be extended to the synthesis of other metal nitrides.

Keywords: Nanocrystalline, titanium nitride, synthesis


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