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GERMANIUM NITRIDE

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GERMANIUM NITRIDE Basic information

Product Name:
GERMANIUM NITRIDE
Synonyms:
  • trigermanium tetranitride
  • GERMANIUM NITRIDE, 99.99+%
  • germanium(iii) nitride
  • GERMANIUM NITRIDE
  • GERMANIUM TETRANITRIDE
  • Germanium(III) nitride >=99.99% trace metals basis
  • PubChem ID: 16684757
  • GERMANIUM NITRIDE ISO 9001:2015 REACH
CAS:
12065-36-0
MF:
Ge3N4
MW:
273.95
EINECS:
235-064-0
Product Categories:
  • Nitrides
  • Ceramics
  • Metal and Ceramic Science
Mol File:
12065-36-0.mol
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GERMANIUM NITRIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:
>850 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Density 
5.35 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
solubility 
insoluble in H2O, acid solutions, aquaregia
form 
orthorhombic crystals
Specific Gravity
5.35
color 
orthorhombic crystals, crystalline
Water Solubility 
insoluble H2O; does not react with most mineral acids, aqua regia or caustic solutions [KIR78] [CRC10]
EPA Substance Registry System
Germanium nitride (Ge3N4) (12065-36-0)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
Xi
Risk Statements 
36/37/38
Safety Statements 
26-36
WGK Germany 
3
TSCA 
Yes

MSDS

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GERMANIUM NITRIDE Usage And Synthesis

Description

Germanium nitride (Ge3N4) does not occur in nature as a compound. It can be produced by reacting germanium with ammonia. It can be applied as a passivation layers to germanium-based radiation detectors. Germanium Nitride is reported to be used as a water-insoluble gate dielectric film in metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor with germanium channel.2 It is used in etchant formulation, which was originally developed for silicon oxynitride.3

References

  1. G. Maggioni, S. Carturan, L. Fiorese, N. Pinto, F. Caproli, D. R. Napoli, M. Giarola, G. Mariotto, Germanium nitride and oxynitride films for surface passivation of Ge radiation detectors, 2017, vol. 393, pp.119-126
  2. H. Kondo, I. Yanagi, M. Sakashita, A. Sakai, M. Ogawa, S. Zaima, Electrical properties and bonding structures of germanium nitride/Ge(100) structures formed by radical nitridation, 2006, vol. 3, pp. 287-289
  3. P. Walker, W. H. Tarn, CRC Handbook of Metal Etchants, 1991, ISBN 0-8493-6323-6

Chemical Properties

brownish-white powder(s); -200 mesh with 99.999% purity; prepared by reacting Ge powder(s) and ammonia at 700°C–850°C; ortho-rhomb; a=1.384nm, b=0.406 nm, c=0.818 nm [CIC73] [CER91] [CRC10]

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