Interest in inorganic ternary nitride materials has grown rapidly over the past few decades, as their diversity of chemistries and structures make them appealing for a variety of applications. Due to synthetic challenges posed by the stability of N2, the number of predicted nitride compounds dwarfs those that have been synthesized, offering a breadth of opportunity for exploration. This review summarizes the fundamental properties and structural chemistry of ternary nitrides, leveraging metastability and the impact of nitrogen chemical potential. A discussion of prevalent defects, both detrimental and beneficial, is followed by a survey of synthesis techniques and their interplay with metastability. Throughout the review, we highlight applications (such as solid-state lighting, electrochemical energy storage, and electronic devices) in which ternary nitrides show particular promise.
@article{arxiv.2010.08058,
title = {Ternary Nitride Materials: Fundamentals and Emerging Device Applications},
author = {Ann L. Greenaway and Celeste L. Melamed and M. Brooks Tellekamp and Rachel Woods-Robinson and Eric S. Toberer and James R. Neilson and Adele C. Tamboli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.08058},
year = {2022}
}