Synthesis and chemical stability of technetium nitrides

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Aug 21;57(65):8079-8082. doi: 10.1039/d1cc02525b. Epub 2021 Jul 23.

Abstract

We demonstrate the synthesis and phase stability of TcN, Tc2N, and a substoichiometric TcNx from 0 to 50 GPa and to 2500 K in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell. At least potential recoverability is demonstrated for each compound. TcN adopts a previously unpredicted structure identified via crystal structure prediction.