Thulium nitride explained

Thulium nitride is a binary inorganic compound of thulium and nitrogen with the chemical formula . It can be prepared by reacting thulium amalgam with nitrogen at high temperature.[1]

Physical properties

Thulium nitride crystallises cubic system with Fm3m space group. It has a sodium chloride structure.[2] [3]

Chemical properties

It reacts with Tm2In at 1220 K to form (Tm3N)In.[4]

Notes and References

  1. B. Magyar. Preparation of rare earth nitrides from amalgams. Inorganic Chemistry. 1968 7 (7), 1457-1458
  2. Panwar . Yeshvir Singh . Aynyas . Mahendra . Tejraj . M. K. . Sanyal . S. P. . 2014 . Pressure Induced Structural and Electronic Properties of Thulium Nitride . Advanced Materials Research . en . 1047 . 147–150 . 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1047.147 . 137447411 . 1662-8985.
  3. Web site: Magnetic Characteristics of Gadolinium, Praseodymium, and Thulium Nitrides . 2024-02-19 . pubs.aip.org.
  4. Martin Kirchner, Walter Schnelle, Frank R. Wagner, Rainer Niewa. Preparation, crystal structure and physical properties of ternary compounds (R3N)In, R=rare-earth metal. Solid State Sciences, 2003. 1247-1257.

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