Thulium nitride

Thulium nitride
Names
IUPAC name
azanylidynethulium
Other names
Thulium mononitride
Thulium(III) nitride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 234-791-0
  • InChI=1S/N.Tm
    Key: PTXUCVLZGJKEFB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Tm+3].[N-3]
Properties
NTm
Molar mass 182.937
Density 9.321 g/cm3
Related compounds
Other anions
TmP
TmAs
Other cations
ErN
YbN
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Thulium nitride is a binary inorganic compound of thulium and nitrogen with the chemical formula TmN. It can be prepared by reacting thulium amalgam with nitrogen at high temperature.[1]

Physical properties

Thulium nitride crystallises cubic system with Fm3m space group. It has a sodium chloride structure.[2][3]

Chemical properties

It reacts with Tm2In at 1220 K to form (Tm3N)In.[4]

References

  1. ^ B. Magyar. Preparation of rare earth nitrides from amalgams. Inorganic Chemistry. 1968 7 (7), 1457-1458 doi:10.1021/ic50065a041
  2. ^ Panwar, Yeshvir Singh; Aynyas, Mahendra; Tejraj, M. K.; Sanyal, S. P. (2014). "Pressure Induced Structural and Electronic Properties of Thulium Nitride". Advanced Materials Research. 1047: 147–150. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1047.147. ISSN 1662-8985. S2CID 137447411.
  3. ^ "Magnetic Characteristics of Gadolinium, Praseodymium, and Thulium Nitrides". pubs.aip.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. ^ Martin Kirchner, Walter Schnelle, Frank R. Wagner, Rainer Niewa. Preparation, crystal structure and physical properties of ternary compounds (R3N)In, R=rare-earth metal. Solid State Sciences, 2003. 1247-1257. doi:10.1016/S1293-2558(03)00151-1