Rapid Solid-State Metathesis Routes to Aluminum Nitride
- 25 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 42 (8) , 2714-2719
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ic026143z
Abstract
Metathesis (exchange) reactions offer the possibility of controlling temperature through a judicious choice of precursors. Here, a reaction between AlCl(3) and Ca(3)N(2) is found to produce phase-pure aluminum nitride (AlN) in seconds. The CaCl(2) byproduct salt, whose formation drives this highly exothermic reaction, is simply washed away after reaction completion. SEM images demonstrate that the AlN product is a micron-sized powder, while TEM shows well-formed crystallites. Thermodynamic calculations indicate that a reaction temperature of 2208 K could be reached under adiabatic conditions. Using an in situ thermocouple and a stainless steel reactor vessel to hold the precursors, a reaction temperature of 1673 K is measured 0.8 s after initiation. Switching to a thermally insulating ceramic vessel produces a maximum reaction temperature of 2010 K because of the more nearly adiabatic conditions. The high reaction temperature appears to be critical to forming phase-pure AlN. Experiments with Li(3)N, instead of Ca(3)N(2), produce lower temperatures (1513 K), resulting in both Al and Al(2)O(3) impurities.Keywords
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