: a binary compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element
nitrided; nitriding
: to case-harden (a material, such as steel) by causing the surface to absorb nitrogen
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 July 2024
And so aluminum nitride is kind of another step along that, to be able to handle even higher voltages, being able to handle bigger currents.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2024
In each device, a 40-nanometer-wide niobium-titanium nitride wire was cooled to about 2 kelvin (about -271 °C), rendering the wire superconductive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Gallium nitride devices are routinely fabricated on substrates of SiC.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
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Other teams have found success with similar reactions using supercritical water, magnetic particles, hydrogen or boron nitride.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 July 2024
And so aluminum nitride is kind of another step along that, to be able to handle even higher voltages, being able to handle bigger currents.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2024
In each device, a 40-nanometer-wide niobium-titanium nitride wire was cooled to about 2 kelvin (about -271 °C), rendering the wire superconductive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
Gallium nitride devices are routinely fabricated on substrates of SiC.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Nitride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitride. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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