A Hydride Route to Ternary Alkali Metal Borides: A Case Study of Lithium Nickel Borides

Gvozdetskyi, Volodymyr; Hanrahan, Michael P.; Ribeiro, Raquel A.; Kim, Tae‐Hoon; Zhou, Lin; Rossini, Aaron J.; Canfield, Paul C.; Zaikina, Julia V.

doi:10.1002/chem.201805398

Title: A Hydride Route to Ternary Alkali Metal Borides: A Case Study of Lithium Nickel Borides

Journal Article · 16 January 2019 · Chemistry - A European Journal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201805398 · OSTI ID:1501619

Gvozdetskyi, Volodymyr ^[1]; Hanrahan, Michael P. ^[2]; Ribeiro, Raquel A. ^[3]; Kim, Tae‐Hoon ^[2]; Zhou, Lin ^[2];

^[2]; Canfield, Paul C. ^[2];

^[1]

Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Santo André, SP (Brazil)

In this study, ternary lithium nickel borides LiNi₃B_1.8 and Li_2.8Ni₁₆B₈ have been synthesized by using reactive LiH as a precursor. This synthetic route allows better mixing of the precursor powders, thus facilitating rapid preparation of the alkali-metal-containing ternary borides. This method is suitable for “fast screening” of multicomponent systems comprised of elements with drastically different reactivities. The crystal structures of the compounds LiNi₃B_1.8 and Li_2.8Ni₁₆B₈ have been re-investigated by a combination of single-crystal X-ray/synchrotron powder diffraction, solid-state ⁷Li and ¹¹B NMR spectroscopies, and scanning transmission electron microscopy. This has allowed the determination of fine structural details, including the split position of Ni sites and the ordering of B vacancies. Lastly, field-dependent and temperature-dependent magnetization measurements are consistent with spin-glass behavior for both samples.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358; AC02‐06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1501619

Report Number(s):: IS-J-9902

Journal Information:: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 25, Issue 16; ISSN 0947-6539

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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