Transition metal nitrides color

Table 3.1 Crystal structure (space group), melting point crystal density g and color of some transition-metal carbides and nitrides, rs = rocksalt.

FIGURE 6.6 Figures show NH versus N scaling on transition metals and metal nitrides, OH versus O scaling on transition metals and metal oxides, and SH versus S scaling relations on transition metals and metal sulfides. Data points involve stepped transition metal surfaces (black), close-packed transition metal surfaces (blue), and the nitride, oxide, and sulfide surfaces (red). The dashed line shows the best fit to the points using the theoretical slope. Adapted from Fernandez et al. (2008). (See insert for color representation of the figure.)... 

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