Samarium(III) nitride

Samarium(III) nitride is a binary inorganic compound of samarium and nitrogen with the chemical formula SmN.

Preparation
Samarium(III) nitrate can be prepared by directly reacting samarium and nitrogen at 800 °C:


 * 2 Sm + N2 -> 2 SmN

Properties
Samarium(III) nitride forms cubic crystals, space group Fm$\overline{3}$m, unit cell parameters a = 0.50481 nm, Z = 4, and a structure like sodium chloride.