Covalently bonded nitrides

The covalently-bonded silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and sialons (alloys of Si3N4 and AI2O3) seem to be the best bet for high-temperature structural use. Their creep resistance... 

Coupled electron-proton transfer, reactions of oxo-molybdenum centers, 40 57-59 Coupled-ring nitrides molecular structure of, 15 401-6 preparation of, 15 400 properties and reactions of, 15 402-403 purification of, 15 400-401 Covalent bonding... 

Until recently, the synthesis of ionic/covalent nitrides was relatively unexplored except for the pioneering work of Juza on ternary lithium nitrides.11 However, within the last decade, several groups have begun to explore ternary nitride systems, many of which have relied on the inductive effect. The inductive effect is based on the donation of electron density from an electropositive element to an adjacent metal-nitrogen bond, thereby increasing the covalency and stability of that bond and of the nitride material itself. The success of this method is illustrated by the fact that almost all of the known ionic/covalent ternary nitrides contain electropositive elements. Only recently has a small number of transition metal ternary nitrides been synthesized in the absence of the inductive effect at moderate temperatures, by taking advantage of low temperature techniques, such as the ammonolysis of oxide precursors and metathesis reactions.6,12-17... 

The main idea of these techniques lies in the interaction of the active hydrogen atom of the alcohols with the anions of metal hydrides, alkyls, acetylides, nitrides, amides, dialkylamides, bis(trialkylsilyl)amides, sulfides, etc., with formation of compounds where an H atom is bonded by a strong covalent bond (usually gaseous HX). Alkaline hydrides of the most active metals (K, Rb, Cs) are used to slow down the reaction of metal with alcohol sometimes it is necessary simply to avoid explosion. 

These, therefore, constitute the guidelines for finding superconductors or how to raise the superconducting temperature. Since Covalon conduction is a nucleus to superconductivity and covalent bond is a poor conductor at room temperature, a good conductor at room temperature implies a poor covalent bond and therefore will not be a superconductor or will be a poor superconductor at best at low temperature. Inasmuch as a good covalent bond can come from compound formation, good superconductors, particularly Type-II, shall be expected to come from intermetallic compounds or special type of ceramic oxides and nitrides. 

Silicon nitride is a highly covalent bonded compound with self-diffusion coefficient of the nitrogen atoms of 6.3 x 10 2(1 cm2/s at 1400°C.22 Therefore, densification without any sintering additives is nearly impossible. In 1961, Deeley and Herbert.23 was the first to report that Si3N4 ceramics could be... 

As for hydrides, borides, and carbides, different types of nitrides are possible depending on the type of metallic element. The classifications of nitrides are similarly referred to as ionic (salt-like), covalent, and interstitial. However, it should be noted that there is a transition of bond types. Within the covalent classification, nitrides are known that have a diamond or graphite structure. Principally, these are the boron nitrides that were discussed in Chapter 8. 

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