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Process for preparing transition metal nitrides and transition metal carbonitrides and their reaction intermediates

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7127813
A process for making a precursor to ceramics is described comprising: placing a transition metal halide and an alkali metal borohydride in liquid ammonia solvent resulting in the formation of an insoluble transition metal haloamide and soluble by-products, alkali metal halide and ammonium borohydride; separating the insoluble transition metal haloamide from the solvent and the soluble by-products; reacting the transition metal halomide with a salt in liquid ammonia, the salt being one that will react by displacing the halogen atom of the transition metal haloamide and yield a precursor to ceramics.
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
Patent Number(s):
US 4746501
OSTI ID:
7127813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English