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The synthesis of aluminum nitride (AlN) via self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) was attempted, using aluminum powder that was mixed with AlN powder as a diluent. The AlN content in the reactant was varied over a range of 30%–70%, and the nitrogen pressure was varied over a range of 0.1–1.0 MPa. The SHS reaction that was performed using a reactant that contained 50% AlN diluent, under a nitrogen-gas pressure of 0.8 MPa, yielded the highest conversion ratio of aluminum powder to AlN powder. A mechanism for the reaction of aluminum with nitrogen gas during the SHS process was discussed, based on observations of the microstructures of the reaction zone and products.

In this study, the microstructural development of AlN during combustion synthesis (CS) in a nitrogen atmosphere was investigated. CS using an aluminum–50 wt% AlN–3 wt% MgCl2 powder compact yielded a mixture of AlN whiskers and powder. The microstructural development during the combustion reaction was studied by heating the compact to various temperatures. Based on the experimental results, the formation mechanisms of the AlN with a whisker morphology were discussed.

The efficiency of the reactions depend on the substitution pattern of the arene and the extent of the linking carbon tether.