Mixed Tin Valence in the Tin(II/IV)-Nitridophosphate SnPN.

SnPN combines the structural versatility of nitridophosphates and Sn within one compound. It was synthesized as dark gray powder in a high-pressure high-temperature reaction at 800 °C and 6 GPa from SnN and PN. The crystal structure was elucidated from single-crystal diffraction data (space group C2/m (no.

Building Nitridic Networks with Phosphorus and Germanium-from GePN to GePN.

Nitridophosphates and nitridogermanates attract high interest in current research due to their structural versatility. Herein, the elastic properties of GePN were investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) upon compression to 44.4(1) GPa in a diamond anvil cell.

Nitride Synthesis under High-Pressure, High-Temperature Conditions: Unprecedented Insight into the Reaction.

High-pressure, high-temperature (HP/HT) syntheses are essential for modern high-performance materials. Phosphorus nitride, nitridophosphate, and more generally nitride syntheses benefit greatly from HP/HT conditions. In this contribution, we present the first systematic investigation of a nitridophosphate HP/HT synthesis using the reaction of zinc nitride ZnN and phosphorus(V) nitride PN to the nitride semiconductor ZnPN as a case study.

Simple Molecules under High-Pressure and High-Temperature Conditions: Synthesis and Characterization of α- and β-C(NH) with Fully sp -Hybridized Carbon.

The elements hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen are among the most abundant in the solar system. Still, little is known about the ternary compounds these elements can form under the high-pressure and high-temperature conditions found in the outer planets' interiors. These materials are also of significant research interest since they are predicted to feature many desirable properties such as high thermal conductivity and hardness due to strong covalent bonding networks.

Combining MN Octahedra and PN Trigonal Bipyramids in the Mica-like Nitridophosphates MP N (M=Al, In).

Layered silicates are a very versatile class of materials with high importance to humanity. The new nitridophosphates MP N (M=Al, In), synthesized from MCl , P N and NH N in a high-pressure high-temperature reaction at 1100 °C and 8 GPa, show a mica-like layer setup and feature rare nitrogen coordination motifs. The crystal structure of AlP N was elucidated from synchrotron single-crystal diffraction data (space group Cm (no.

Structural Influence of Lone Pairs in GeP N , a Germanium(II) Nitridophosphate.

Owing to their widespread properties, nitridophosphates are of high interest in current research. Explorative high-pressure high-temperature investigations yielded various compounds with stoichiometry MP N (M=Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Mn, Cd), which are discussed as ultra-hard or luminescent materials, when doped with Eu . Herein, we report the first germanium nitridophosphate, GeP N , synthesized from Ge N and P N at 6 GPa and 800 °C.