Iron nitrides

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Iron nitrides are inorganic chemical compounds of iron and nitrogen.

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Chemical properties

Iron has five nitrides observed at ambient conditions: Fe2N, Fe3N4, Fe4N, Fe7N3 and Fe16N2. They are crystalline, metallic solids. Group 7 and group 8 transition metals form nitrides that decompose at relatively low temperatures—iron nitride, Fe2N, decomposes with loss of molecular nitrogen at around 400 °C and formation of lower-nitrogen content iron nitrides. They are insoluble in water. At high pressure, stability and formation of new nitrogen-rich nitrides (N/Fe ratio at least one) were suggested [1] and later discovered. These include the FeN, FeN2 and FeN4 solids which become thermodynamically stable above 17.7 GPa, 72 GPa and 106 GPa, respectively. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Health hazards

When heated to decomposition or exposed to humidity, iron nitride may emit toxic fumes of ammonia. It is considered a moderate explosion hazard. Inhalation of iron nitride dust or powder may cause irritation to the respiratory system and possibly acute iron poisoning or pneumoconiosis.

Research applications

Colloidal solution of magnetic iron nitride nanoparticles is a way to create ferrofluids.

Iron nitrides also make the strongest naturally magnetic material. [7] [8] [9]

References

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  2. ↑ Laniel, Dominique; Dewaele, Agnès; Anzellini, Simone; Guignot, Nicolas (2018-02-05). "Study of the iron nitride FeN into the megabar regime". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 733: 53–58. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.10.267. ISSN   0925-8388.
  3. ↑ Niwa, Ken; Terabe, Toshiki; Kato, Daiki; Takayama, Shin; Kato, Masahiko; Soda, Kazuo; Hasegawa, Masashi (2017-05-16). "Highly Coordinated Iron and Cobalt Nitrides Synthesized at High Pressures and High Temperatures". Inorganic Chemistry. 56 (11): 6410–6418. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00516. ISSN   0020-1669. PMID   28509545.
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  5. ↑ Laniel, Dominique; Dewaele, Agnès; Garbarino, Gaston (2018-03-05). "High Pressure and High Temperature Synthesis of the Iron Pernitride FeN2". Inorganic Chemistry. 57 (11): 6245–6251. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03272. ISSN   0020-1669. PMID   29505253.
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  7. ↑ "Iron-nitrogen compound forms strongest magnet known".
  8. ↑ Aravindh, S. Assa; Nokelainen, Johannes; Barbiellini, Bernardo; Alatalo, Matti; Murali, D.; Bansil, Arun (2022). "Re-examining the giant magnetization density in α′′-Fe16N2 with the SCAN + U method". Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24 (29): 17879–84. Bibcode:2022PCCP...2417879D. doi: 10.1039/D2CP01734B . PMID   35851914.
  9. ↑ Cui, J.; Kramer, M.; Zhou, L.; Liu, F.; Gabay, A.; Hadjipanayis, G.; Balasubramanian, B.; Sellmyer, D. (2018). "Current progress and future challenges in rare-earth-free permanent magnets". Acta Materialia. 158: 118–137. Bibcode:2018AcMat.158..118C. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.07.049 . §9. Iron nitride (ɑ″-Fe16N2)
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