The Chemistry of Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides

Description

This book arose from a symposium titled 'Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides: Preparation, Properties, and Reactivity' organized by Jae Sung Lee, Masatoshi Nagai and myself. The symposium was part of the 1995 Congress of Pacific Rim Chemical Societies, held in Honolulu, Hawaii between December 17-22, 1995. The meeting was the first major conference to exclusively address the theme of metal carbides and nitrides, and brought together many of the major researchers in the field. Over 50 scientists and engineers reported their latest findings in five sessions of presentations and discussions. The book closely follows the topics covered in the conference: Theory of bonding Structure and composition Catalytic properties Physical properties New methods of preparation Spectroscopy and microscopy The book is unique in its coverage. It provides a general introduction to the properties and nature of the materials, but also covers their latest applications in a wide variety of fields. It should thus be of interest to both experts and nonexperts in the fields of material science, solid-state chemistry, physics, ceramics engineering, and catalysis. The first chapter gives an overview, and many of the chapters provide summaries of advanced topics. All contributions were peer-reviewed. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Introduction to the chemistry of transition metal carbides and nitrides....Pages 1-27 Application of transition metal carbides and nitrides in industrial tools....Pages 28-52 Review of diffusion and vaporization of Group 4 and 5 transition metal carbides....Pages 53-90 Chemical diffusion in transition metal-carbon and transition metal-nitrogen systems....Pages 91-106 The origins of the similarities between late transition metals and early transition metal monocarbides....Pages 107-120 Fermi surface of hexagonal tungsten carbide....Pages 121-133 Orbital symmetry and superconductivity in carbides and borocarbides....Pages 134-153 Recent developments in ternary nitride chemistry....Pages 154-174 Transition metal-based double nitrides....Pages 175-190 Magnetic properties of rare earth-iron compounds containing carbon and/or nitrogen....Pages 191-214 The synthesis of titanium nitride and titanium carbonitride by self-propagating combustion....Pages 215-232 Combustion synthesis of transition metal nitrides....Pages 233-251 Synthesis of thin films of Cr, Mo and W carbides and nitrides....Pages 252-273 Single-source precursors for the chemical vapor deposition of titanium and vanadium carbide and nitride....Pages 274-289 Carbides of transition metals as catalysts for oxidation reactions....Pages 290-310 Surface molybdenum species and acid sites on nitrided molybdena-alumina catalysts....Pages 311-326 Carbide-oxide interactions in bulk and supported tungsten carbide catalysts for alcohol synthesis....Pages 327-344 Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and XRD characterization of an iron carbide catalyst synthesized by laser pyrolysis....Pages 345-361 Study of the isomerization of C 6 and C 6+ alkanes over molybdenum oxycarbide catalysts....Pages 362-372 Characterization of oxygen-treated carbides of molybdenum and tungsten for n -hexane-dihydrogen reactions....Pages 373-397 Synthesis and catalytic properties of tungsten carbide for isomerization, reforming and hydrogenation....Pages 398-413 Chemisorption of CO and NO on molybdenum carbide foils....Pages 414-425 Characterization of the electronic and catalytic properties of the vanadium carbide: A comparative study of VC/V(110) model surfaces and VC powder materials....Pages 426-438 Surface shifts in core level energies of transition metal carbides and nitrides....Pages 439-454 Study of the Auger metal peak of carbides and nitrides by factor analysis....Pages 455-472 Transition metal nitride and carbide nanoparticles....Pages 473-488 Carbide formation during activation of iron Fisher-Tropsch catalysts....Pages 489-510 Back Matter....Pages 511-532 ....Pages 533-536