“…Xue and Munir [9] fabricated the solid solution via reaction between silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ), Al, and C powders under an electric field. Using Si 3 N 4 as a reactant, they demonstrated that solid solution could be produced in a self-sustaining combustion regime under an ambient nitrogen pressure (0.1 MPa) without an electric field [1]. Other schemes included combustion of powder mixtures of Al, Si, and carbon in nitrogen [10,11].…”