Zirconium nitride
Zirconium nitride in the unit cell
Names
IUPAC name
Zirconium nitride
Other names
Zirconium(III) nitride, Nitridozirconium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 247-166-2
  • InChI=1S/N.Zr ☒N
    Key: ZVWKZXLXHLZXLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • (Zr≡N): N#[Zr]
Properties
ZrN[1]
Appearance Yellow-brown crystals
Odor Odorless
Density 7.09 g/cm3 (24 °C)[1]
Melting point 2,952 °C (5,346 °F; 3,225 K)
at 760 mmHg[1]
Insoluble
Solubility Soluble in concentrated HF, acids[1]
Structure
Cubic, cF8[2]
Fm3m, No. 225[2]
a = 4.5675 Å[2]
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°
Octahedral[2]
Thermochemistry
40.442 J/mol·K[3]
38.83 J/mol·K[3]
−365.26 kJ/mol[3]
Related compounds
Related refractory ceramic materials
 Tantalum carbide
Niobium carbide
Zirconium carbide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Zirconium nitride (ZrN) is an inorganic compound used in a variety of ways due to its properties.

Properties

ZrN grown by physical vapor deposition (PVD) is a light gold color similar to elemental gold. ZrN has a room-temperature electrical resistivity of 12.0 µΩ·cm, a temperature coefficient of resistivity of 5.6·10−8 Ω·cm/K, a superconducting transition temperature of 10.4 K, and a relaxed lattice parameter of 0.4575 nm. The hardness of single-crystal ZrN is 22.7±1.7 GPa and elastic modulus is 450 GPa.[4]

Uses

Zirconium nitride coated cutters.

Zirconium nitride is a hard ceramic material similar to titanium nitride and is a cement-like refractory material. Thus it is used in cermets and laboratory crucibles. When applied using the physical vapor deposition coating process it is commonly used for coating medical devices,[5] industrial parts (notably drill bits), automotive and aerospace components and other parts subject to high wear and corrosive environments.

Zirconium nitride was suggested as a hydrogen peroxide fuel tank liner for rockets and aircraft.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.
  2. ^ a b c d Sirajuddeen, M. Md. Sheik.; Banu, I. B. S. (2014). "FP-LAPW investigation of electronic, magnetic, elastic and thermal properties of Fe-doped zirconium nitride". AIP Advances. 4 (5): 057121. Bibcode:2014AIPA....4e7121S. doi:10.1063/1.4879798.
  3. ^ a b c Zirconium nitride in Linstrom, Peter J.; Mallard, William G. (eds.); NIST Chemistry WebBook, NIST Standard Reference Database Number 69, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg (MD) (retrieved 2014-06-30)
  4. ^ Mei, A. B.; Howe, B. M.; Zhang, C.; Sardela, M.; Eckstein, J. N.; Hultman, L.; Rockett, A.; Petrov, I.; Greene, J. E. (2013). "Physical properties of epitaxial ZrN/MgO(001) layers grown by reactive magnetron sputtering". Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films. 31 (6): 061516. Bibcode:2013JVSTA..31f1516M. doi:10.1116/1.4825349.
  5. ^ Slate, A. J.; Wickens, D. J.; El Mohtadi, M.; Dempsey-Hibbert, N.; West, G.; Banks, C. E.; Whitehead, K. A. (2018). "Slate, A.J., Wickens, D.J., El Mohtadi, M. et al. Antimicrobial activity of Ti-ZrN/Ag coatings for use in biomaterial applications. Sci Rep 8, 1497 (2018)". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 1497. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-20013-z. PMC 5784091. PMID 29367635.
  6. ^ US 7736751, Yousefiani, Ali, "Coating for components requiring hydrogen peroxide compatibility", published 2010-06-15, assigned to Boeing Co. 
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