Enhancing Electrical Conductivity and Corrosion Resistance of CrN Coating by Pt Addition

Transition-metal nitride coating used to protect the electronic connector devices in marine environment is required to have high electrical conductivity and good corrosion resistance. This study synthesized a novel CrN–Pt coating with a dense growth texture. Pt addition induced a pronounced increase in electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance. The resistivity decreased from 0.0149 Ohm·cm in the CrN coating to 0.000472 Ohm·cm in the CrN–Pt coating, while the corrosion current density decreased from 24 nA/cm2 in the CrN coating to 6.3 nA/cm2 in the CrN–Pt coating. The results of the above studies confirm that Pt doping has significant advantages in improving the electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance of nitride coatings for potential applications in the marine environment.

Two-dimensional van der Waals graphene/transition metal nitride heterostructures as promising high-performance nanodevices

Graphene-based van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures have attracted much attention because they can enhance the properties of separated materials, possess numerous new phenomena and unusual properties and improve the performance of devices.

Reduction of highly bulky triphenolamine molybdenum nitrido and chloride complexes

Transition metal nitrides are key intermediates in the catalytic reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia. To date, transition metal nitride complexes with triphenolamine (TPA) ligand have not been reported and the...