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High-pressure synthesis of ultraincompressible hard rhenium nitride pernitride Re2(N2)(N)2 stable at ambient conditions

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  • Maxim Bykov

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Stella Chariton

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Hongzhan Fei

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Timofey Fedotenko

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Georgios Aprilis

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Alena V. Ponomareva

    (National University of Science and Technology ‘MISIS’)

  • Ferenc Tasnádi

    (Linköping University)

  • Igor A. Abrikosov

    (Linköping University)

  • Benoit Merle

    (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Martensstraβe. 5)

  • Patrick Feldner

    (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Martensstraβe. 5)

  • Sebastian Vogel

    (University of Munich (LMU))

  • Wolfgang Schnick

    (University of Munich (LMU))

  • Vitali B. Prakapenka

    (University of Chicago)

  • Eran Greenberg

    (University of Chicago)

  • Michael Hanfland

    (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)

  • Anna Pakhomova

    (Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)

  • Hanns-Peter Liermann

    (Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)

  • Tomoo Katsura

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Natalia Dubrovinskaia

    (University of Bayreuth)

  • Leonid Dubrovinsky

    (University of Bayreuth)

Abstract

High-pressure synthesis in diamond anvil cells can yield unique compounds with advanced properties, but often they are either unrecoverable at ambient conditions or produced in quantity insufficient for properties characterization. Here we report the synthesis of metallic, ultraincompressible (K0 = 428(10) GPa), and very hard (nanoindentation hardness 36.7(8) GPa) rhenium nitride pernitride Re2(N2)(N)2. Unlike known transition metals pernitrides Re2(N2)(N)2 contains both pernitride N24− and discrete N3− anions, which explains its exceptional properties. Re2(N2)(N)2 can be obtained via a reaction between rhenium and nitrogen in a diamond anvil cell at pressures from 40 to 90 GPa and is recoverable at ambient conditions. We develop a route to scale up its synthesis through a reaction between rhenium and ammonium azide, NH4N3, in a large-volume press at 33 GPa. Although metallic bonding is typically seen incompatible with intrinsic hardness, Re2(N2)(N)2 turned to be at a threshold for superhard materials.

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  • Maxim Bykov & Stella Chariton & Hongzhan Fei & Timofey Fedotenko & Georgios Aprilis & Alena V. Ponomareva & Ferenc Tasnádi & Igor A. Abrikosov & Benoit Merle & Patrick Feldner & Sebastian Vogel & Wolf, 2019. "High-pressure synthesis of ultraincompressible hard rhenium nitride pernitride Re2(N2)(N)2 stable at ambient conditions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-10995-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10995-3
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