Synthesis of Novel Conducting Solids.
Abstract
A large family of novel nitride materials has been discovered and examined. Unusual structural, electrical and magnetic properties were found. Work continues in this field to better understand the scope of nitride chemistry in solids and the chemical and physical properties of these unique materials. The synthesis of new oxides, sulfides and nitrides was undertaken with the objective of discovering novel conducting properties. One goal is to discover new classes of compounds that could be high temperature superconductors. Such discovery is hoped to lead to materials with better mechanical and electrical properties than the copper oxides and possible to provide new perspectives on the mechanism of high temperature superconductivity. A second goal is to investigate little studied classes of materials for new chemical or physical behavior. While oxides as a class have been extensively studied, compounds such as ternary nitrides are almost completely unexplored.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 12, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240468
Entities
People
- Francis J. Disalvo
Organizations
- Cornell University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology