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Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of metal-hydrogen systems

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6071452
Pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance methods have been used to investigate the properties of various metal-hydrogen systems, including ZrH{sub x}, ScH{sub x}, NbH{sub x}, VH{sub x} etc. For pure dihydride-phase samples of ZrH{sub x}, the spin-lattice relaxation time T{sub 1} was measured as a function of temperature in the temperature range from 10 to 1300 K at 12.2 and 40 MHz. T{sub 1} measurements at temperatures below 300 K reveal that the d-band electronic states are split due to the Jahn-Teller effect. For dilute solid solution {alpha}-phase Sch{sub x}, T{sub 1} of both {sup 1}H and {sup 45}Sc was measured as a function of temperature to investigate hydrogen diffusion. Also observed was anomalous behavior of the proton spin-lattice relaxation time T1 at high temperatures (up to 1300 K) for hydrogen in faced-centered-cubic (fcc) dihydride phases of ZrH{sub x}, TiH{sub x}, YH{sub x} and LaH{sub x} and in the body-centered cubic (bcc) solid solution phases of NbH{sub x}, VH{sub x} and their alloys.
Research Organization:
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames, IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6071452
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English