Thulium nitride is a binary inorganic compound of thulium and nitrogen with the chemical formula TmN. It can be prepared by reacting thulium amalgam with nitrogen at high temperature.
Physical properties
Thulium nitride crystallises cubic system with Fm3m space group. It has a sodium chloride structure.23
Chemical properties
It reacts with Tm2In at 1220 K to form (Tm3N)In.4
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