Facile synthesis of high surface area molybdenum nitride and carbide

Aaron Roy; Alexey Serov; Kateryna Artyushkova; Eric L. Brosha; Plamen Atanassov; Tim L. Ward

doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2015.05.007

Facile synthesis of high surface area molybdenum nitride and carbide

Aaron Roy, Alexey Serov, Kateryna Artyushkova, Eric L. Brosha, Plamen Atanassov, Tim L. Ward

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Abstract

The synthesis of high surface area γ-Mo₂N and α-Mo₂C is reported (116 and 120 m²/g) without the temperature programmed reduction of MoO₃. γ-Mo₂N was prepared in an NH₃-free synthesis using forming gas (7 at% H₂, N₂-balance) as the reactive atmosphere. Three precursors were studied ((NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄·4H₂O, (NH₄)₂ Mg(MoO₄)₂, and MgMoO₄) along with the sacrificial support method (SSM) as a means of reducing the particle size of Mo₂N and Mo₂C. In situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies were carried out to identify reaction intermediates, the temperature at which various intermediates form, and the average domain size of the Mo₂N products. Materials were synthesized in bulk and further characterized by XRD, HRTEM, XPS, and BET.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	232-238
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume	228
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2015.05.007
State	Published - May 30 2015
Externally published	Yes

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This work was supported by Los Alamos National Laboratory .

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Catalysis
Fuel-cell materials
High surface area molybdenum nitride
X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy
XRD

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