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Usage

Uses

Used in Cutting Tool Industry:
Scandium nitride is used as a coating material for cutting tools due to its high hardness and wear resistance, enhancing the performance and durability of the tools.
Used in Electronics Industry:
Scandium nitride is utilized in electronic devices for its unique electrical and thermal properties, contributing to improved device performance and reliability.
Used in Advanced Material Development:
Scandium nitride is employed in the development of advanced materials for high-temperature and high-stress environments, such as aerospace and automotive applications, due to its combination of properties including high melting point, corrosion resistance, and thermal stability.

InChI:InChI=1/N.Sc/rNSc/c1-2

Upstream product

• 7664-41-7 ammonia 
• 7727-37-9 nitrogen 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Detection and characterization of scandium imide, ScNH

A supersonic molecular beam of scandium imide, ScNH, and deuterated imide, ScND, were produced using a laser ablation/reaction source and interrogated by laser induced fluorescence and dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy. The field free fine and magnetic hyperfine interactions and Stark effect in the (0,0) A2Πr-X2Σ+ transition of ScNH (origin=15 023.033 cm-1) were analyzed. Ground state vibrational spacing for ScNH and ScND was measured. The determined permanent electric dipole moments are μ(A2Π)=4.08(7)D and μ(X2Σ+)=2.28(15)D. Plausible molecular orbital descriptions are given for the A2Πr and X2Σ+ states based upon the interpretation of the spectroscopic parameters and a comparison with other isovalent molecules is made.

Reactions of laser-ablated scandium atoms with nitrogen: Matrix infrared spectra and DFT calculations for scandium nitrides and the fixation of nitrogen by two scandium atoms

Laser-ablated Sc atoms react with nitrogen to form ScN, Sc(N2) and (ScN)2 and their N2-ligated counterparts. These identifications are based on nitrogen-15 isotopic shifts and agreement with DFT vibrational frequency calculations. It is noteworthy that annealed argon matrix samples containing 2% N2 give almost the same absorptions as nitrogen matrix samples for the ligated complexes (NN)(x)ScN and (ScN)2(NN)(x). The rhombic (ScN)2 molecule is made by reaction of a second Sc atom with an intermediate ScN2 species and, thus, provides a method of nitrogen fixation with naked metal atoms.