Research Progress of High Energy Density Nitrogen

YUAN Jianan; LI Jianfu; WANG Xiaoli

doi:10.11858/gywlxb.20230797

Volume 38 Issue 4

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Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics > 2024 > 38(4): 040102.

YUAN Jianan, LI Jianfu, WANG Xiaoli. Research Progress of High Energy Density Nitrogen[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2024, 38(4): 040102. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20230797

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YUAN Jianan, LI Jianfu, WANG Xiaoli. Research Progress of High Energy Density Nitrogen[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2024, 38(4): 040102. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20230797

YUAN Jianan, LI Jianfu, WANG Xiaoli. Research Progress of High Energy Density Nitrogen[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2024, 38(4): 040102. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20230797

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YUAN Jianan, LI Jianfu, WANG Xiaoli. Research Progress of High Energy Density Nitrogen[J]. Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics, 2024, 38(4): 040102. doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20230797

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Research Progress of High Energy Density Nitrogen

doi: 10.11858/gywlxb.20230797

YUAN Jianan,
LI Jianfu^{*
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WANG Xiaoli^{*
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School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China

Received Date: 15 Nov 2023
Rev Recd Date: 26 Dec 2023

Available Online: 30 Mar 2024

Issue Publish Date: 25 Jul 2024

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Abstract

Nitrogen is a highly stable element that exists in the form of nitrogen molecules under ambient pressure. Researchers have found that nitrogen can form polymeric structures under high temperature and pressure, which have extremely high energy density and decompose into pollution-free nitrogen. From the perspective of application, it can be used as a new type of environmentally friendly high-energy-density material. Subsequently, a large number of studies have been conducted on nitrogen, resulting in phase diagrams of nitrogen under high-pressure conditions and the synthesis of structures such as cubic gauche nitrogen and layered polymeric nitrogen. However, the synthesis conditions for pure nitrogen polymeric structures are relatively harsh, and it is also difficult to preserve them under ambient pressure. People have turned to methods such as molecular nitrogen and inert gas nitrides in the hope of obtaining stable high-energy-density nitrogen structures under normal pressure. This article briefly introduces the current theoretical and experimental progress of high-energy-density nitrogen and discusses the future development direction of high-energy-density nitrogen.
- high-energy density materials,
- polymeric nitrogen,
- high pressure science,
- nitrogen single bond,
- nitrogen double bond

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