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1. Significance of Ammonothermal Synthesis for Nitride Materials

Author : Rainer Niewa

Published in: Ammonothermal Synthesis and Crystal Growth of Nitrides

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Abstract

This chapter is intended to introduce the ammonothermal synthesis as an alternative technique to other methods for nitride materials production. Properties of liquid and supercritical ammonia with focus on use as a solvent for nitride synthesis and crystal growth are discussed and compared to those of water. Finally, inherent drawbacks of the use of fluidic ammonia arising from its chemical properties are considered.

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Metadata
Title
Significance of Ammonothermal Synthesis for Nitride Materials
Author
Rainer Niewa
Copyright Year
2021
Book
Ammonothermal Synthesis and Crystal Growth of Nitrides

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-56304-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-56305-9

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56305-9_1