Claims
- 1. A composition of matter consisting essentially of amorphous molybdenum oxycarbonitride which has been produced by the thermal decomposition of an amine molybdate.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 which, when heated, forms crystalline molybdenum oxycarbonitride possessing a face-centered cubic structure, as evidenced by powder x-ray diffractometry.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 209,998, filed Nov. 24, 1980.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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