Affiliation:
1. Institute for Materials Science TU Darmstadt Otto‐Berndt‐Str. 3 D‐64287 Darmstadt Germany
2. Department of Materials Science Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences University of Belgrade Mike Petrovića Alasa 12‐14 Vinča 11351 Belgrade Serbia
3. Fraunhofer IWKS Brentanostr. 2a D‐63755 Alzenau Germany
Abstract
Compositionally complex transitional metal nitrides are possible candidates for ultra‐high temperature usage and are known for their superior properties due to the high configuration entropy. It is often difficult to synthesize pure metal nitrides in bulk, due to significant oxygen contamination; hence, they are synthesized mainly as thin films through magnetron sputtering, chemical vapor deposition or surface nitridation of high entropy alloys. The present article reports on a single‐phase compositionally complex ceramic, i.e., (Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)NxC1−x, that is synthesized for the first time by employing an organometallic precursor route and using a double ammonolysis process. A multidisciplinary approach is performed to study these compositionally complex nitride and carbonitride systems, including experimental and theoretical investigations.
Funder
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft