“…Transition metal oxynitrides have gained widespread attention for their unique properties, including dielectric and optical properties, ionic conductivity, and catalytic activity, and show special photocatalyst potential for the splitting of water [1][2][3][4] In particular, some oxynitrides based on Ta, Ti and Nb can be used as visible-driven photocatalysts, benefiting from their narrow band gaps, such as ABO 2 N (A = Ca, Sr, Ba, rare earth element; B = Ta, Nb, Ti), 5,6 MNON 2 (M = rare earth element; N = Ta, Nb), 7,8 Ca 3 Nb 2 N 2 O 5 . 9 In addition, (oxy)nitrides also display exceptional qualities in substances with high dielectric constants, such as CaTiN 2 (e r B 2500), 10 SrTaO 2 N(e r B 2900) and BaTaO 2 N (e r B 4900), 11 which are significant for energy storage and microelectronic capacitor functionalities.…”