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Title: Evidence of Intermediate Hydrogen States in the Formation of a Complex Hydride

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). Inst. for Materials Research
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate
  4. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). Inst. for Materials Research; Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). WPI-Advanced Inst. for Materials Research

A complex hydride (LaMg2NiH7) composed of La3+, two Mg2+, [NiH4]4– with a covalently bonded hydrogen, and three H was formed from an intermetallic LaMg2Ni via an intermediate phase (LaMg2NiH4.6) composed of La, Mg, NiH2, NiH3 units, and H atoms at tetrahedral sites. The NiH2 and NiH3 units in LaMg2NiH4.6 were reported as precursors for [NiH4]4– in LaMg2NiH7 [Miwa et al. J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 5926–5931]. To further understand the hydrogen states in the precursors (the NiH2 and NiH3 units) and H atoms at the tetrahedral sites in the intermediate phase, LaMg2NiH4.6, we observed the hydrogen vibrations in LaMg2NiH4.6 and LaMg2NiH7 by using inelastic neutron scattering. A comparison of the hydrogen vibrations of the NiH2 and NiH3 units with that of [NiH4]4– shows that the librational modes of the NiH2 and NiH3 units were nonexistent; librational modes are characteristic modes for complex anions, such as [NiH4]4–. Furthermore, the hydrogen vibrations for the H atoms in the tetrahedral sites showed a narrower wavenumber range than that for H and a wider range than that for typical interstitial hydrogen. The results indicated the presence of intermediate hydrogen states before the formation of [NiH4]4– and H.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; 16K06766; 25220911
OSTI ID:
1422532
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 57, Issue 2; ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 6 works
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