Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1499718 | Scripta Materialia | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Transmission electron microscopy and in situ X-ray diffraction have been used to characterize the hydrogenation mechanism of ball-milled 2NaH + MgB2. Hydrogen absorption was performed under 50 bar hydrogen while heating from room temperature to 400 °C. A new and unknown hydride phase is observed at about 280 °C. This phase remains stable up to 320 °C and subsequently disappears, followed by the formation of perovskite-type NaMgH3 at about 330 °C. At 380 °C, crystals of NaBH4 appear and grow.
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Authors
Christopher C. Nwakwuo, Claudio Pistidda, Martin Dornheim, John L. Hutchison, John M. Sykes,