Neutron Scattering Investigations of the Global and Local Structures of Ammine Yttrium Borohydrides
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

Complex metal hydrides are a fascinating and continuously expanding class of materials with many properties relevant for solid-state hydrogen and ammonia storage and solid-state electrolytes. The crystal structures are often investigated using powder X-ray diffraction (PXD), which can be ambiguous. Here, we revisit the crystal structure of Y(11BD4)3·3ND3 with the use of neutron diffraction, which, in comparison to previous PXD studies, provides accurate information about the D positions in the compound. Upon cooling to 10 K, the compound underwent a polymorphic transition, and a new monoclinic low-temperature polymorph denoted as α-Y(11BD4)3·3ND3 was discovered. Furthermore, the series of Y(11BH4)3·xNH3 (x = 0, 3, and 7) were also investigated with inelastic neutron scattering and infrared spectroscopy techniques, which provided information of the local coordination environment of the 11BH4- and NH3 groups and unique insights into the hydrogen dynamics. Partial deuteration using ND3 in Y(11BH4)3·xND3 (x = 3 and 7) allowed for an unambiguous assignment of the vibrational bands corresponding to the NH3 and 11BH4- in Y(11BH4)3·xNH3, due to the much larger neutron scattering cross section of H compared to D. The vibrational spectra of Y(11BH4)3·xNH3 could roughly be divided into three regions: (i) below 55 meV, containing mainly 11BH4- librational motions, (ii) 55-130 meV, containing mainly NH3 librational motions, and (iii) above 130 meV, containing 11B-H and N-H bending and stretching motions.

Författare

Jakob B. Grinderslev

Aarhus Universitet

Michael Andersson-Sarning

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Kemiteknik

Benjamin A. Trump

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Wei Zhou

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Terrence J. Udovic

A. James Clark School of Engineering

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Mattias Karlsson

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Torben R. Jensen

Aarhus Universitet

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

1932-7447 (ISSN) 1932-7455 (eISSN)

Vol. 125 28 15415-15423

Ämneskategorier

Oorganisk kemi

Materialkemi

Strukturbiologi

DOI

10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c03629

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2021-08-03