BaLaN3

BaLaN₃ is a barium lanthanum nitride ceramic compound, representing a rare-earth nitride material class that combines early transition metals with nitrogen in a ceramic matrix. This is primarily a research and development material, studied for potential applications requiring high hardness, thermal stability, and refractory properties, though it remains pre-commercial and not widely adopted in production engineering. The barium-lanthanum-nitrogen system is of interest to materials scientists exploring advanced ceramics for extreme environment applications and as a possible alternative to conventional nitride ceramics.