| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/I028692/1 |
| Title: |
Tuning the Properties of Nitride-Phosphides by Chemical Control |
| Principal Investigator: |
Prior, Dr TJ |
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Physical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Hull |
| Scheme: |
First Grant - Revised 2009 |
| Starts: |
01 October 2011 |
Ends: |
30 September 2013 |
Value (£): |
102,631
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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| Panel History: |
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09 Feb 2011
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Physical Sciences Materials - Feb
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Announced
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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Compounds that contain interstitial atoms have an enormous technological importance. The introduction of atoms of small radius into holes (interstices) within an array of metal atoms has a profound effect on the host metal properties such as hardness and electrical conductivity. For example, the hardness and strength of steel are due to the interstitial carbon atoms within iron, similarly titanium nitride (TiN) is widely used in dental and medical implants due to the hardness and corrosion resistance imparted by the interstitial nitrogen atoms. Interstitial phosphides have properties with industrial and academic importance, for example, NiMoP has been studied as a diffusion barrier and seed layer for Cu in electronics and CrNiP is an itinerant ferromagnet. At present no general protocol exists for the synthesis of mixed interstitial nitride-phosphide compounds. In this proposal, funding is requested for the synthesis and structural and magnetic characterisation of transition metal nitride phosphides that have potential applications as hard materials, heterogeneous catalysts, and permanent magnets. The proposed synthesis will give control over metal stoichiometry and interstitial count. This represents an advance on previous methods because of the potential for tuning of physical properties both by intimate control of the metal stoichiometry and by interstitial count.
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