# Selective Synthesis, Structures, and Properties of Oxynitride Materials

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Colorado State University (CO) · $512,564

## Abstract

Project Title:  Selective Synthesis, Structures, and Properties of Oxynitride Materials 

PART 1:   NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY
 
Modern society is enabled by technology; new materials enable modern technologies. With support from the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program in the Division of Materials Research, this project progresses the science of materials synthesis to expand a new and emerging family of materials that couple metal ions between oxygen and nitrogen atoms.  The approach taken in this project imparts new types of bonding in materials that yield novel functionality.  The materials of focus in this project present opportunities to advance applications in magnetism, polar materials, and electrochemical energy storage.  This project also integrates a broadly impacting educational outreach program to develop and distribute Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education activity kits that provide 90-minute authentic research experiences in the field of the chemistry of functional materials to secondary schools throughout Colorado. 
 
PART 2:   TECHNICAL SUMMARY
 
With support from the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program in the Division of Materials Research, this project seeks to selectively synthesize new oxynitride-based materials and to understand the resulting structure/property relationships. For the heteroanionic materials that have been discovered, the result of having two anions enables enhanced and unique properties relat

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2515517
- **Awardee organization:** Colorado State University (CO)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** LT9CXX8L19G1
- **PI:** James R Neilson
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** —
- **Estimated total:** $512,564
- **Funds obligated:** $512,564
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 09/01/2025 → 08/31/2028

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2515517

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2515517, Selective Synthesis, Structures, and Properties of Oxynitride Materials. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2515517. Licensed CC0.

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