Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry University of Basel CH‐4058 Basel Switzerland
2. Department of Chemistry University College London 20 Gordon Street WC1H 0AJ London UK
Abstract
AbstractTitanium nitride is an exciting plasmonic material, with optical properties similar to gold. However, synthesizing TiN nanocrystals is highly challenging and typically requires solid‐state reactions at very high temperatures (800–1000°C). Here, the synthesis of TiN nanocrystals is achieved at temperatures as low as 350°C, in just 1 h. The strategy comprises molten salt, Mg as reductant and Ca3N2 as nitride source. This brings TiN from the realm of solid‐state chemistry into the field of solution‐based synthesis in regular, borosilicate glassware.
Funder
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung