Unlocking the potential of anti-perovskites through a convenient one-step synthesis route

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-potential-anti-perovskites-convenient-synthesis.html

"inverted electrical configuration, negative thermal expansion, ionic conductivity... nano amorphous silicon nitride ceramic with nm-sized Ni3InN anti-perovskite crystals embedded... polysilazane precursor chemically modified to include NiCl2 and InCl3 with ammonia heated to 300 °C becomes a-SiN matrix with embedded anti-perovskites in single step... adding excess InCl3, enables single phase Ni3InN... highly microporous, can adsorb/ desorb CO2 for clean energy applications, potential new catalytic functionalities"