Synthesis of Inorganic Polynitridocarbonates Featuring 4-fold Coordinated Carbon

The target of this project is the synthesis and investigation of novel inorganic nitridocarbonates featuring 4-fold coordinated carbon. Our approach to ensure success and phase purity is the usage of single-source precursors and the study is supported by theoretical calculations and our experience with the systems in the lower-pressure regime. Previous studies on the M-C-N system yielded a series of inorganic nitridocarbonates that are recoverable at ambient pressure, and might be relevant for ambient-pressure chemistry and materials science. Condensed networks of [CN4]-tetrahedra are expected to attract interest due to possibility of possessing ultrahigh-hardness and use for photoelectrochemical water splitting or as nonlinear optic materials.