Carbonnitridepowderswith C N bondswerepreparedbytaking1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-
triazacyclohexane(RDX)asthehigh-temperature,high-pressuresourceaswellasdicyandiamide
(C2H4N4)astheprimaryprecursor.Themorphology,compositionandstructureoftheproducts
werecharacterizedbyusingscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),X-raydiffraction(XRD),Fourier
transforminfrared(FTIR)andX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(EDS).Theresultsshowthatall
the C?N bondsandthegreatmassofthe CN bondsintheprecursoraredestroyedandturned
intoC3N4crystalmainlywith C N bonds.XRDresultssuggestthattheproductincludes-C3N4,
-C3N4andgraphite-C3N4crystals.Somehexagonalparticlesof2minsizeareobservedinthescanningelectronmicroscopy.
Nitrogencontentintheproductscanbeeffectivelyimprovedbyadding5-
aminotetrazole(CH3N5)inprecursors.