- In chemistry, a
nitride is an
inorganic compound of nitrogen. The "
nitride" anion, N3- ion, is very
elusive but
compounds of
nitride are numerous, although...
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Boron nitride is a
thermally and
chemically resistant refractory compound of
boron and
nitrogen with the
chemical formula BN. It
exists in
various crystalline...
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Gallium nitride (GaN) is a
binary III/V
direct bandgap semiconductor commonly used in blue light-emitting
diodes since the 1990s. The
compound is a very...
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Magnesium nitride,
which possesses the
chemical formula Mg3N2, is an
inorganic compound of
magnesium and nitrogen. At room
temperature and
pressure it...
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Aluminium nitride (AlN) is a
solid nitride of aluminium. It has a high
thermal conductivity of up to 321 W/(m·K) and is an
electrical insulator. Its wurtzite...
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Silicon nitride is a
chemical compound of the
elements silicon and nitrogen. Si 3N 4 (Trisilicon tetranitride) is the most
thermodynamically stable and...
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Nitriding is a heat
treating process that
diffuses nitrogen into the
surface of a
metal to
create a case-hardened surface.
These processes are most commonly...
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Lithium nitride is a
compound with the
formula Li3N. It is the only
stable alkali metal nitride. The
solid has a reddish-pink
color and high
melting point...
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Silver nitride is an
explosive chemical compound with
symbol Ag3N. It is a black, metallic-looking
solid which is
formed when
silver oxide or
silver nitrate...
- In chemistry,
mercury nitrides are
chemical compounds that
contain mercury cations and
nitride anions.
Binary mercury nitrides, e.g. Hg3N2, are not well...