Samarium(III) nitride explained

Samarium(III) nitride is a binary inorganic compound of samarium and nitrogen with the chemical formula .^[1]

Preparation

Samarium(III) nitrate can be prepared by directly reacting samarium and nitrogen at 800 °C:^[2]

Properties

Samarium(III) nitride forms cubic crystals, space group Fmm, unit cell parameters a = 0.50481 nm, Z = 4, and a structure like sodium chloride.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samarium Nitride . . 30 January 2024 . en.
2. Eick . H. A. . Baenziger . N. C. . Eyring . L. . Dec 1956 . The Preparation, Crystal Structure and Some Properties of SmN, EuN and YbN 1 . Journal of the American Chemical Society . en . 78 . 23 . 5987–5989 . 10.1021/ja01604a006 . 0002-7863.
3. Book: Diagrammy sostojanija dvojnych metalličeskich sistem: spravočnik v trech tomach. 3,1 . 2001 . Mašinostroenie . 978-5-217-02843-6 . Moskva.
4. Iandelli . A. . Nov 1956 . Über einige Verbindungen des Samariums vom NaCl-Typ . Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie . en . 288 . 1–2 . 81–86 . 10.1002/zaac.19562880111 . 0044-2313.