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Rare‐Earth‐Metal Nitridophosphates through High‐Pressure Metathesis
Author(s) -
Kloß Simon David,
Schnick Wolfgang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201504844
Subject(s) - metathesis , rare earth , materials science , salt metathesis reaction , magnetometer , metal , high pressure , earth (classical element) , yield (engineering) , nitride , crystal structure , solid state , nanotechnology , chemistry , crystallography , metallurgy , engineering physics , polymerization , physics , magnetic field , composite material , polymer , layer (electronics) , quantum mechanics , mathematical physics
Developing a synthetic method to target an broad spectrum of unknown phases can lead to fascinating discoveries. The preparation of the first rare‐earth‐metal nitridophosphate LiNdP 4 N 8 is reported. High‐pressure solid‐state metathesis between LiPN 2 and NdF 3 was employed to yield a highly crystalline product. The in situ formed LiF is believed to act both as the thermodynamic driving force and as a flux to aiding single‐crystal formation in dimensions suitable for crystal structure analysis. Magnetic properties stemming from Nd 3+ ions were measured by SQUID magnetometry. LiNdP 4 N 8 serves as a model system for the exploration of rare‐earth‐metal nitridophosphates that may even be expanded to transition metals. High‐pressure metathesis enables the systematic study of these uncharted regions of nitride‐based materials with unprecedented properties.