Misplaced Pages

Niobium nitride: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively
Page 1
Page 2
← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 05:27, 20 July 2011 editHeller2007 (talk | contribs)56 edits Uses← Previous edit Latest revision as of 19:45, 17 March 2023 edit undoCitation bot (talk | contribs)Bots5,429,561 edits Add: s2cid. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | #UCB_webform 1628/3850 
(47 intermediate revisions by 31 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{chembox {{chembox
| Verifiedfields = changed
| verifiedrevid = 365735731
| Watchedfields = changed
| verifiedrevid = 440431815
| ImageFile = NaCl polyhedra.png | ImageFile = NaCl polyhedra.png
| IUPACName = Niobium nitride | IUPACName = Niobium nitride
| OtherNames = | OtherNames =
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 24621-21-4 | CASNo = 24621-21-4
| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite}} | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}
| PubChem = | PubChem = 90560
}} }}
| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties |Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Formula = NbN | Formula = NbN
| MolarMass = 106.91 g/mol | MolarMass = 106.91 g/mol
| Appearance = gray solid | Appearance = gray solid
| Density = 8.470 g/cm<sup>3</sup> | Density = 8.470 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| MeltingPt = 2573 °C | MeltingPtC = 2573
| BoilingPt = | MeltingPt_notes =
| Solubility = reacts to form ] | BoilingPt =
| Solubility = reacts to form ]
}} }}
| Section3 = {{Chembox Structure |Section3={{Chembox Structure
| CrystalStruct = ], ] | CrystalStruct = ], ]
| SpaceGroup = Fm<u style="text-decoration:overline">3</u>m, No. 225 | SpaceGroup = Fm<u style="text-decoration:overline">3</u>m, No. 225
}} }}
| Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards |Section7={{Chembox Hazards
| ExternalMSDS = | ExternalSDS =
| MainHazards =
| EUIndex = Not listed
| EUClass = | NFPA-H =
| RPhrases = | NFPA-F =
| SPhrases = | NFPA-R =
| MainHazards = | NFPA-S =
| FlashPt = Non-flammable
| NFPA-H =
| NFPA-F =
| NFPA-R =
| NFPA-O =
| FlashPt = Non-flammable
}} }}
| Section8 = {{Chembox Other |Section8={{Chembox Related
| OtherAnions = | OtherAnions =
| OtherCations = ]<br/>] | OtherCations = ]<br/>]
}} }}
}} }}


'''Niobium nitride''' is a compound of ] and ] (]) with the ] NbN. At low temperatures (about 16 K) NbN becomes a ], and is used in detectors for ].<ref>{{cite journal | author = Y. M. Shy, L. E. Toth and R. Somasundaram | title = Superconducting properties, electrical resistivities, and structure of NbN thin films | year = 1973 | journal = ] | volume = 44 | issue = 12 | pages = 5539–5545 | doi = 10.1063/1.1662193 | bibcode = 1973JAP....44.5539S }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=J. W. Kooi |author2=J. J. A. Baselmans |author3=M. Hajenius |author4=J. R. Gao |author5=T. M. Klapwijk |author6=P. Dieleman |author7=A. Baryshev |author8=G. de Lange | title = IF impedance and mixer gain of NbN hot electron bolometers | year = 2007 | journal = ] | volume = 101 |issue=4 | pages = 044511 | doi = 10.1063/1.2400086 |bibcode=2007JAP...101d4511K |url=https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/58255219/IF_impedance_and_mixer_gain_of_NbN_hot_electron_bolometers.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=S. P. Chockalingam |author2=Madhavi Chand |author3=John Jesudasan |author4=Vikram Tripathi |author5=Pratap Raychaudhuri | title = Superconducting properties and Hall effect in epitaxial NbN thin films | year = 2009 | journal = ] | volume = 77 |issue=21 | pages = 214503 | doi = 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.214503 |arxiv = 0804.2945|bibcode=2008PhRvB..77u4503C |s2cid=14097116 }}</ref>
'''Niobium nitride''' is a compound of ] and ] with the ] NbN. At low temperatures (about 10 K), niobium nitride becomes a ], and is used in detectors for ].


==Uses== ==Uses==
*Niobium nitride's main use is as a superconductor.
*Niobium nitride's main use is as a superconductor. Detectors based on it can detect a single ] in the 1-10&nbsp;] section of the infrared ], which is important for ] and ]. It can detect changes up to 25&nbsp;gigahertz.
**Detectors based on it can detect a single ] in the 1-10&nbsp;] section of the infrared ],<ref>{{cite journal | author = M Hajenius, J J A Baselmans, J R Gao, T M Klapwijk, P A J de Korte, B Voronov and G Gol'tsman | title = Low noise NbN superconducting hot electron bolometer mixers at 1.9 and 2.5 THz | year = 2004 | journal = ] | volume = 17 | issue = 5 | pages = S224–S228 | doi = 10.1088/0953-2048/17/5/026 | bibcode = 2004SuScT..17S.224H | s2cid = 250740737 }}</ref> which is important for ] and ]. It can detect changes up to 25&nbsp;gigahertz.
**Superconducting NbN nanowires can be used in ]s with high magnetic fields.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2020-03-superconductivity-material-science-nuclear-physics.html|title=When superconductivity material science meets nuclear physics|website=phys.org|accessdate=9 June 2020}}</ref>
*Niobium nitride is also used in absorbing ]s. *Niobium nitride is also used in absorbing ]s.
*In 2015, it was reported that ] has developed a ] based on niobium nitride that can absorb 57% of sunlight to support the ] of water to produce ] gas as fuel for ] ]s.<ref name=asahi>{{cite news| last=Yamamura| first=Tetsushi| url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sci_tech/technology/AJ201508020014| title=Panasonic moves closer to home energy self-sufficiency with fuel cells| work=]| date=August 2, 2015| accessdate=2015-08-02| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807010324/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sci_tech/technology/AJ201508020014| archivedate=August 7, 2015}}</ref>

==Safety==

Niobium nitride reacts with ] to produces ] gas, a hazardous by-product.


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.webelements.com/compounds/niobium/niobium_nitride.html |title=Niobium nitride |accessdate=2006-08-08|work=webelements.com }}

==Further reading==
*


{{Niobium compounds}} {{Niobium compounds}}
{{Nitrides}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Niobium Nitride}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Niobium Nitride}}
] ]
] ]
] ]
]


{{inorganic-compound-stub}}

]