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Effect of glycine on the synthesis of CrN nanopowder using nitridation combustion synthesis precursors

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CrN nanopowder was synthesized by nitridation method using a combustion synthesis precursor derived from chromium nitrate and glycine mixed solution. Effects of glycine on the morphology and nitridation rate of the precursors, the particle size and morphology of synthesized CrN were studied in detail. The results indicated that Cr2O3 precursor with a high specific surface area of 162 m2 g−1 could be prepared by selecting an optimum molar ratio of glycine to chromium nitrate (G/C). Furthermore, a regular variation in the morphology of precursors had been observed with increasing (G/C). The nitridation products retained the morphology of Cr2O3 in the precursors. The nitridation products, prepared with (G/C = 4), comprised well-distributed spherical particles of CrN with the average size of 30 nm. Moreover, the nitridation rate of products with (G/C = 4) was significantly higher than that of the nitridation products prepared with (G/C = 0.5, 5/3, 3).

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation Program of China (50802006) and (51172017), the Program for the New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-10-0226), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRF-TP-11-004A).

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    Zhiqin Cao, Mingli Qin, Baorui Jia, Ye Liu, Yueru Gu & Xuanhui Qu

  2. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Pan Zhihua University, Pan Zhihua, 617000, China

    Zhiqin Cao

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pan Zhihua University, Pan Zhihua, 617000, China

    Chengyang Zuo

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Cao, Z., Qin, M., Zuo, C. et al. Effect of glycine on the synthesis of CrN nanopowder using nitridation combustion synthesis precursors. J Nanopart Res 17, 72 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-014-2654-1

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