Synthesis of magnesium-nitrogen salts of polynitrogen anions

oleh: Dominique Laniel, Bjoern Winkler, Egor Koemets, Timofey Fedotenko, Maxim Bykov, Elena Bykova, Leonid Dubrovinsky, Natalia Dubrovinskaia

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01

Deskripsi

Polynitrogen compounds are potentially promising high energy density materials, but are difficult to synthesize due to their instability. Here, the authors observe the formation, under high pressure, of a Mg2N4 magnesium–tetranitrogen salt which remains stable at ambient conditions.