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Nature Communications, volume 9, issue 1, publication number 2756

Fe-N system at high pressure reveals a compound featuring polymeric nitrogen chains

Maxim Bykov 1
E. Bykova 1, 2
K. Glazyrin 2
E Koemets 1
Irina Chuvashova 1, 3
I Kupenko 4
C. McCammon 1
M. Mezouar 5
V. Prakapenka 6
H.-P. Liermann 2
F. Tasnádi 7, 8
A V Ponomareva 8
I A Abrikosov 7
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2018-07-16
Quartile SCImago
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Quartile WOS
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Impact factor16.6
ISSN20411723, 20411723
General Chemistry
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Poly-nitrogen compounds have been considered as potential high energy density materials for a long time due to the large number of energetic N–N or N=N bonds. In most cases high nitrogen content and stability at ambient conditions are mutually exclusive, thereby making the synthesis of such materials challenging. One way to stabilize such compounds is the application of high pressure. Here, through a direct reaction between Fe and N2 in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell, we synthesize three ironnitrogen compounds Fe3N2, FeN2 and FeN4. Their crystal structures are revealed by single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Fe3N2, synthesized at 50 GPa, is isostructural to chromium carbide Cr3C2. FeN2 has a marcasite structure type and features covalently bonded dinitrogen units in its crystal structure. FeN4, synthesized at 106 GPa, features polymeric nitrogen chains of [N42−]n units. Based on results of structural studies and theoretical analysis, [N42−]n units in this compound reveal catena-poly[tetraz-1-ene-1,4-diyl] anions.Owing to the energetic nature of N–N bonds, poly-nitrogen compounds are considered promising high energy density materials. Here, the authors synthesize three iron–nitrogen compounds at high pressure, including FeN4, which features polymeric nitrogen chains of [N42−]n units.

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Bykov M. et al. Fe-N system at high pressure reveals a compound featuring polymeric nitrogen chains // Nature Communications. 2018. Vol. 9. No. 1. 2756
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Bykov M., Bykova E., Aprilis G., Glazyrin K., Koemets E., Chuvashova I., Kupenko I., McCammon C., Mezouar M., Prakapenka V., Liermann H., Tasnádi F., Ponomareva A. V., Abrikosov I. A., Dubrovinskaia N., Dubrovinsky L. Fe-N system at high pressure reveals a compound featuring polymeric nitrogen chains // Nature Communications. 2018. Vol. 9. No. 1. 2756
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/s41467-018-05143-2
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05143-2
TI - Fe-N system at high pressure reveals a compound featuring polymeric nitrogen chains
T2 - Nature Communications
AU - Bykov, Maxim
AU - Bykova, E.
AU - Aprilis, Georgios
AU - Glazyrin, K.
AU - Koemets, E
AU - Chuvashova, Irina
AU - Kupenko, I
AU - McCammon, C.
AU - Mezouar, M.
AU - Prakapenka, V.
AU - Liermann, H.-P.
AU - Tasnádi, F.
AU - Ponomareva, A V
AU - Abrikosov, I A
AU - Dubrovinskaia, N.A.
AU - Dubrovinsky, L.
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/07/16 00:00:00
PB - Springer Nature
IS - 1
VL - 9
PMID - 30013071
SN - 2041-1723
SN - 2041-1723
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@article{2018_Bykov,
author = {Maxim Bykov and E. Bykova and Georgios Aprilis and K. Glazyrin and E Koemets and Irina Chuvashova and I Kupenko and C. McCammon and M. Mezouar and V. Prakapenka and H.-P. Liermann and F. Tasnádi and A V Ponomareva and I A Abrikosov and N.A. Dubrovinskaia and L. Dubrovinsky},
title = {Fe-N system at high pressure reveals a compound featuring polymeric nitrogen chains},
journal = {Nature Communications},
year = {2018},
volume = {9},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {jul},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05143-2},
number = {1},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-05143-2}
}
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