Local environment and composition of magnesium gallium layered double hydroxides determined from solid-state {sup 1}H and {sup 71}Ga NMR spectroscopy
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M (Denmark)
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99354 (United States)
- Agilent Technologies UK Ltd., 6 Mead Road, Yarnton, Oxfordshire OX5 1QU (United Kingdom)
Ordering of gallium(III) in a series of magnesium gallium (MgGa) layered double hydroxides (LDHs), [Mg{sub 1−x}Ga{sub x}(OH){sub 2}(NO{sub 3}){sub x}·yH{sub 2}O] was investigated using solid-state {sup 1}H and {sup 71}Ga NMR spectroscopy as well as powder X-ray diffraction. Three different proton environments from Mg{sub 3}-OH, Mg{sub 2}Ga-OH and intergallery water molecules were assigned and quantified using ({sup 1}H,{sup 71}Ga) HETCOR and {sup 1}H MAS NMR. A single {sup 71}Ga site originating from the unique Ga site in the MgGa LDH's was observed in {sup 71}Ga MAS and 3QMAS NMR spectra. Both {sup 1}H MAS NMR spectra recorded at 21.1 T (900 MHz) and elemental analysis show that the synthesized MgGa LDH's had a lower Mg:Ga ratio than that of the starting reactant solution. The origin of this is the formation of soluble [Ga(OH){sub 4}]{sup −} complexes formed during synthesis, and not due to formation of insoluble gallium (oxy)hydroxides. No sign of Ga-O-Ga connectivities or defects were detected for the MgGa LDH's. - Graphical abstract: Two types of hydroxides groups are observed in magnesium gallium layered double hydroxides revealing an ordering of Ga in the cation layer. - Highlights: • Ga is ordered in our magnesium gallium layered double hydroxides. • Ga depletion due to formation of soluble Ga complexes during synthesis. • No sign of Ga rich regions in magnesium gallium LDHs. • Solid state {sup 1}H and {sup 71}Ga give detailed insight into the structure.
- OSTI ID:
- 22443465
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 219; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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