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Nitride Ceramics: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Simulation and Design".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 19482

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Emanuel Ionescu

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Institut für Material- und Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Straße 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Interests: inorganic polymers; polymer-derived glasses and glass ceramics; polymer-based nanocomposites; polymer-derived ceramic nanocomposites; polymers processing
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Dr. Samuel Bernard

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Institute of Research on Ceramics (IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315), European Ceramic Center, Limoges, France
Interests: precursor chemistry and processing; preceramic polymers; polymer-derived ceramics; porous components; nanocomposites; fibers and matrices
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The present Special Issue is aimed at addressing current developments related to the synthesis, physico-chemical properties as well as current and prospective applications of nitride ceramics.

Nitride ceramics have experienced a tremendous development in the last decades. Whereas, initially, Si3N4 and SiAlON based ceramics were at the forefront of the fundamental and applied research related to nitride ceramics, the field has expanded significantly, including more and more nitride compositions as well as considering not only structural properties and applications but also functional properties of nitride ceramics and their use in energy-related applications.

This Special Issue aims at attracting Reviews, Full Papers or Notes related to the following aspects of Nitride Ceramics:

(1) Synthesis Methods for Nitride Ceramics—gas-phase techniques (e.g., CVD, ALD etc.); liquid-phase methods (solvothermal, sol-gel, etc.); and solid-state procedures (combustion, SHS; etc.).

(2) Properties of Nitride Ceramics—e.g., thermal; mechanical; thermomechanical properties; creep; charge carriers transport; thermal transport; electronic and optical properties; magnetic properties etc.

(3) Applications of Nitride Ceramics—high-temperature structural applications; wear/tribological applications; orthopaedic applications; electronic applications; catalysis; thermoelectric applications; lightning etc.

Dr. Emanuel Ionescu
Dr. Samuel Bernard
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Keywords

  • nitride ceramics
  • silicon nitride
  • boron nitride
  • aluminum nitride
  • transition metal nitrides
  • main group metal nitrides
  • ternary and multinary nitrides
  • nitride-based nanocomposites
  • structural nitride-based materials
  • functional nitride ceramics

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29Si NMR Chemical Shifts in Crystalline and Amorphous Silicon Nitrides
by Ilia Ponomarev and Peter Kroll
Materials 2018, 11(9), 1646; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091646 - 7 Sep 2018
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We investigate 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shifts, δiso, of silicon nitride. Our goal is to relate the local structure to the NMR signal and, thus, provide the means to extract more information from the experimental 29Si NMR [...] Read more.
We investigate 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shifts, δiso, of silicon nitride. Our goal is to relate the local structure to the NMR signal and, thus, provide the means to extract more information from the experimental 29Si NMR spectra in this family of compounds. We apply structural modeling and the gauge-included projector augmented wave (GIPAW) method within density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our models comprise known and hypothetical crystalline Si3N4, as well as amorphous Si3N4 structures. We find good agreement with available experimental 29Si NMR data for tetrahedral Si[4] and octahedral Si[6] in crystalline Si3N4, predict the chemical shift of a trigonal-bipyramidal Si[5] to be about −120 ppm, and quantify the impact of Si-N bond lengths on 29Si δiso. We show through computations that experimental 29Si NMR data indicates that silicon dicarbodiimide, Si(NCN)2 exhibits bent Si-N-C units with angles of about 143° in its structure. A detailed investigation of amorphous silicon nitride shows that an observed peak asymmetry relates to the proximity of a fifth N neighbor in non-bonding distance between 2.5 and 2.8 Å to Si. We reveal the impact of both Si-N(H)-Si bond angle and Si-N bond length on 29Si δiso in hydrogenated silicon nitride structure, silicon diimide Si(NH)2. Full article
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Silicon Nitride-Based Composites with the Addition of CNTs—A Review of Recent Progress, Challenges, and Future Prospects
by Awais Qadir, Péter Pinke and Ján Dusza
Materials 2020, 13(12), 2799; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122799 - 21 Jun 2020
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In this overview, the results published to date concerning the development, processing, microstructure characteristics, and properties of silicon nitride/carbon nanotube (Si3N4 + CNTs) composites are summarized. The influence of the different processing routes on the microstructure development of the Si [...] Read more.
In this overview, the results published to date concerning the development, processing, microstructure characteristics, and properties of silicon nitride/carbon nanotube (Si3N4 + CNTs) composites are summarized. The influence of the different processing routes on the microstructure development of the Si3N4 + CNTs is discussed. The effects of the CNTs addition on the mechanical properties—hardness, bending strength and fracture toughness—and tribological characteristics—wear rate and coefficient of friction—are summarized. The characteristic defects, fracture origins, toughening and damage mechanisms occurring during the testing are described. The influence of the CNTs’ addition on the thermal and functional properties of the composites is discussed as well. New trends in the development of these composites with significant potential for future applications are outlined. Full article
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Determining the Nitrogen Content in (Oxy)Nitride Materials
by Franck Tessier
Materials 2018, 11(8), 1331; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11081331 - 1 Aug 2018
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Nitrogen (and also oxygen) determination has become an important parameter to characterize (oxy)nitride materials for many properties and applications. Analyzing such anions with accuracy is still a challenge for some materials. However, to date, a large panel of methodologies is available to answer [...] Read more.
Nitrogen (and also oxygen) determination has become an important parameter to characterize (oxy)nitride materials for many properties and applications. Analyzing such anions with accuracy is still a challenge for some materials. However, to date, a large panel of methodologies is available to answer this issue with relevant results, even for thin films. Carrier gas hot extraction techniques and electron probe microanalysis with wavelength dispersive spectroscopy (EPMA-WDS) look attractive to analyze bulk materials and thin films, respectively. This paper gathers several techniques using chemical and physical routes to access such anionic contents. Limitations and problems are pointed out for both powders and films. Full article
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