Scandium nitride

Agent Name
Scandium nitride
CAS Number
25764-12-9
Formula
N-Sc
Major Category
Metals
Scandium nitride formula graphical representation
Category
Rare Earth Metals
Description
The only earth-metal nitride that is stable in humid atmospheric conditions; [Ullmann]
Sources/Uses
Use as a semiconductor in solar cells has been proposed; [Ullmann]
Comments
Its properties lie between the ionic nitrides and the transition-metal nitrides. [Ullmann] See "RARE EARTH METALS" and the linked occupational diseases. See "NITRIDES."
Biomedical References
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Adverse Effects

Fibrogenic
Yes

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: