Ba [BN ] H : A Disordered Anti-Skutterudite filled with Nitridoborate Anions.

Skutterudites are of high interest in current research due to their diversity of structures comprising empty, partially filled and filled variants, mostly based on metallic compounds. We herein present Ba [BN ] H , forming a non-metallic filled anti-skutterudite. It is accessed in a solid-state ampoule reaction from barium subnitride, boron nitride and barium hydride at 750 °C.

Combining Nitridoborates, Nitrides and Hydrides-Synthesis and Characterization of the Multianionic Sr N[BN ] H.

Multianionic metal hydrides, which exhibit a wide variety of physical properties and complex structures, have recently attracted growing interest. Here we present Sr N[BN ] H , prepared in a solid-state ampoule reaction at 800 °C, as the first combination of nitridoborate, nitride and hydride anions within a single compound. The crystal structure was solved from single-crystal X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data in space group P2 /c (no.

A Novel Nitridoborate Hydride Sr [BN ] H Elucidated from X-ray and Neutron Diffraction Data.

Metal hydrides are an uprising compound class bringing up various functional materials. Due to the low X-ray scattering power of hydrogen, neutron diffraction is often crucial to fully disclose the structural characteristics thereof. We herein present the second strontium nitridoborate hydride known so far, Sr [BN ] H , formed in a solid-state reaction of the binary nitrides and strontium hydride at 950 °C.

Strontium Nitridoborate Hydride SrBNH Verified by Single-Crystal X-ray and Neutron Powder Diffraction.

Combining different anions in one material allows tuning of its structural, magnetic, and electronic properties. We hereby present the mixed anion compound SrBNH, expanding the less-known class of nitridoborate hydrides. Solid-state reaction of SrN, BN, and SrH at 850 °C in a tube furnace yielded a gray, air- and moisture-sensitive powder of SrBNH.