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

Abstract

In this study, ternary lithium nickel borides LiNi3B1.8 and Li2.8Ni16B8 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 LiNi3B1.8 and Li2.8Ni16B8 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.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  3. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Santo André, SP (Brazil)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1501619
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9902
Journal ID: ISSN 0947-6539
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358; AC02‐06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemistry - A European Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 25; Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 0947-6539
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc Europe
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; boron; hydrides; intermetallic phases; magnetic properties; solid-state reactions

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Gvozdetskyi, Volodymyr, Hanrahan, Michael P., Ribeiro, Raquel A., Kim, Tae‐Hoon, Zhou, Lin, Rossini, Aaron J., Canfield, Paul C., and Zaikina, Julia V.. A Hydride Route to Ternary Alkali Metal Borides: A Case Study of Lithium Nickel Borides. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/chem.201805398.
Gvozdetskyi, Volodymyr, Hanrahan, Michael P., Ribeiro, Raquel A., Kim, Tae‐Hoon, Zhou, Lin, Rossini, Aaron J., Canfield, Paul C., & Zaikina, Julia V.. A Hydride Route to Ternary Alkali Metal Borides: A Case Study of Lithium Nickel Borides. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201805398
Gvozdetskyi, Volodymyr, Hanrahan, Michael P., Ribeiro, Raquel A., Kim, Tae‐Hoon, Zhou, Lin, Rossini, Aaron J., Canfield, Paul C., and Zaikina, Julia V.. Wed . "A Hydride Route to Ternary Alkali Metal Borides: A Case Study of Lithium Nickel Borides". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201805398. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1501619.
@article{osti_1501619,
title = {A Hydride Route to Ternary Alkali Metal Borides: A Case Study of Lithium Nickel Borides},
author = {Gvozdetskyi, Volodymyr and Hanrahan, Michael P. and Ribeiro, Raquel A. and Kim, Tae‐Hoon and Zhou, Lin and Rossini, Aaron J. and Canfield, Paul C. and Zaikina, Julia V.},
abstractNote = {In this study, ternary lithium nickel borides LiNi3B1.8 and Li2.8Ni16B8 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 LiNi3B1.8 and Li2.8Ni16B8 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.},
doi = {10.1002/chem.201805398},
journal = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
number = 16,
volume = 25,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {1}
}

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