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Europium(III) nitride is a black solid that can be prepared by the reaction of metallic europium im a stream of ammonia in corundum boats in fused quartz tubes at 700 °C:[1]

 

In this reaction, the europium is oxidized and the hydrogen in the ammonia is reduced. Europium(III) nitride shows Van Vleck paramagnetism[2] and crystallises in the rock salt structure.[3][4] Thin films of rare earth nitrides, including europium(III) nitride, temd to form oxides in the presence of oxygen.[5] Europium(III) phosphide can be produced from a solution of europium metal in liquid ammonia with phosphine at -78 °C. This produces hydrogen and first Eu(PH2)2 is formed, but it then decomposes to EuP and PH3.[6][7] It crystallises cubically like NaCl.[8] Pure europium(III) phosphide also shows Van Vleck paramagnetism.[9] Arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of europium are also known.[10][11]

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  5. ^ Ruck, B. J.; Natali, F.; Plank, N. O. V.; Do Le, Binh; Azeem, M.; Alfheid, Maha; Meyer, C.; Trodahl, H. J. (2012-08-01). "The influence of nitrogen vacancies on the magnetic behaviour of rare-earth nitrides". Physica B: Condensed Matter. 26th International Conference on Defects in Semiconductors. 407 (15): 2954–2956. doi:10.1016/j.physb.2011.08.004. ISSN 0921-4526.
  6. ^ Pytlewski, L. L.; Howell, J. K. (1967). "Preparation of Europium and ytterbium phosphides in liquid ammonia". Chemical Communications (London) (24): 1280. doi:10.1039/c19670001280. ISSN 0009-241X.
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  8. ^ Giacomo Bruzzone, Assunta Ferro Ruggiero, Giorgio L. Olcese (1964), Sul comportamento di ittrio, europio e itterbio nei composti MX con i metalloidi del V e VI gruppo., vol. 36, Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rendiconti, pp. 66–69{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ K. E. Mironov, G. P. Brygalina, V. N. Ikorskii (1974), Magnetism of europium phosphides, vol. 1, Proc. Rare Earth Res. Conf., 11th, pp. 105–114{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Taylor, J. B.; Calvert, L. D.; Wang, Y. (1977-12-01). "Powder data for some new europium arsenides". Journal of Applied Crystallography. 10 (6): 492–494. doi:10.1107/S002188987701406X. ISSN 0021-8898.
  11. ^ Taylor, J. B.; Calvert, L. D.; Wang, Y. (1979-04-01). "Powder data for some new europium antimonides and bismuthides". Journal of Applied Crystallography. 12 (2): 249–251. doi:10.1107/S0021889879012309. ISSN 0021-8898.