Abstract
Nanocrystalline Ti(C1—x, Nx) was prepared via carbothermal reduction nitridation of TiO2 method in closing nitrogen atmosphere. The results indicated that nanocrystalline Ti(C0·3, N0·7) powders of 37 nm can be synthesised using carbon black and TiO2 mixed powders as starting materials with a molar ratio of 2·3 : 1 at 1450°C for 4 h under a nitrogen pressure of 0·005 MPa.