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Niobium nitride
Names
IUPAC name
Niobium nitride
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 24621-21-4 checkY
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PubChem CID
  • 90560
Properties
Chemical formula
NbN
Molar mass 106.91 g/mol
Appearance gray solid
Density 8.470 g/cm3
Melting point 2,573 °C (4,663 °F; 2,846 K)
Solubility in water
reacts to form ammonia
Structure
Crystal structure
cubic, cF8
Space group
Fm3m, No. 225
Hazards
Flash point Non-flammable
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Other cations
Vanadium nitride
Tantalum nitride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Niobium nitride is a compound of niobium and nitrogen (nitride) with the chemical formula NbN. At low temperatures (about 16 K) NbN becomes a superconductor, and is used in detectors for infrared light.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Y. M. Shy, L. E. Toth and R. Somasundaram (1973). "Superconducting properties, electrical resistivities, and structure of NbN thin films". Journal of Applied Physics. 44 (12): 5539–5545. Bibcode:1973JAP....44.5539S. doi:10.1063/1.1662193.
  2. ^ J. W. Kooi; J. J. A. Baselmans; M. Hajenius; J. R. Gao; T. M. Klapwijk; P. Dieleman; A. Baryshev; G. de Lange (2007). "IF impedance and mixer gain of NbN hot electron bolometers" (PDF). Journal of Applied Physics. 101 (4): 044511. Bibcode:2007JAP...101d4511K. doi:10.1063/1.2400086.
  3. ^ S. P. Chockalingam; Madhavi Chand; John Jesudasan; Vikram Tripathi; Pratap Raychaudhuri (2009). "Superconducting properties and Hall effect in epitaxial NbN thin films". Physical Review B. 77 (21): 214503. arXiv:0804.2945. Bibcode:2008PhRvB..77u4503C. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.214503. S2CID 14097116.

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