Synthesis and characterization of a binary noble metal nitride

• Published in: Nature materials Vol. 3; no. 5; pp. 294 - 297
• Main Authors: Gregoryanz, Eugene, Sanloup, Chrystele, Somayazulu, M., Badro, James, Fiquet, Guillaume, Mao, Ho-kwang, Hemley, Russell J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.05.2004; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Biomaterials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Simulation; Condensed Matter Physics; Cross-sections; letter; Materials Science; Materials Testing; Metals; Metals - chemical synthesis; Metals - chemistry; Models, Molecular; Molecular Conformation; Nanotechnology; Nitrogen; Nitrogen Compounds - chemical synthesis; Nitrogen Compounds - chemistry; Optical and Electronic Materials; Platinum; Platinum Compounds - chemical synthesis; Platinum Compounds - chemistry; Pressure; Spectrum Analysis, Raman; Surface Properties; X-ray diffraction

There has been considerable interest in the synthesis of new nitrides because of their technological and fundamental importance 1 , 2 . Although numerous metals react with nitrogen there are no known binary nitrides of the noble metals. We report the discovery and characterization of platinum nitrid...