Samarium(III) nitride

Samarium(III) nitride is a binary inorganic compound of samarium and nitrogen with the chemical formula .

Preparation

Samarium(III) nitrate can be prepared by directly reacting samarium and nitrogen at 800 °C:

Properties

Samarium(III) nitride forms cubic crystals, space group Fmm, unit cell parameters a = 0.50481 nm, Z = 4, and a structure like sodium chloride.

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