Ytterbium(III) nitride

<h2 id="synthesis">Synthesis</h2>
<p>Ytterbium(III) nitride can be prepared from the reaction of <a href="/facts/Ytterbium_hydride/aTRqWsT4">ytterbium hydride</a> and <a href="/facts/Ammonia/MtLtJFtz">ammonia</a> at 800°C:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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2YbH2 + 2NH3  →  2YbN + 5H2
<p>It can also be prepared from the reaction of ytterbium and nitrogen with an admixture of hydrogen under pressure at 500–600°C::
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2Yb + N2  →  2YbN
<h2 id="physical-properties">Physical properties</h2>
<p>Ytterbium(III) nitride forms a black powder. The compound is notable for its high melting point.
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<h2 id="uses">Uses</h2>
<p>Ytterbium(III) nitride holds potential applications in the fields of electronics and optics. It is also used as an additive for special alloys, ceramic materials, semiconductors.
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Ytterbium Nitride". American Elements. Retrieved 31 January 2024. <a href="https://www.americanelements.com/ytterbium-nitride-24600-77-9" target="_blank">https://www.americanelements.com/ytterbium-nitride-24600-77-9</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>O'Bannon, Loran (6 December 2012). Dictionary of Ceramic Science and Engineering. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-4613-2655-7. Retrieved 31 January 2024. <a href="978-1-4613-2655-7" target="_blank">978-1-4613-2655-7</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Samsonov, Grigoriĭ Valentinovich (1965). High-temperature Compounds of Rare Earth Metals with Nonmetals. Consultants Bureau. p. 169. Retrieved 31 January 2024. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu0yAAAAMAAJ&q=Ytterbium+nitride" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu0yAAAAMAAJ&q=Ytterbium+nitride</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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