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Rudolph D, Wylezich T, Netzsch P, Blaschkowski B, Höppe HA, Goldner P, Kunkel N, Hoslauer JL, Schleid T. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Europium(II) Hydride Oxide Iodide Eu 5H 2O 2I 4 Showing Blue-Green Luminescence. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14969. [PMID: 37834417 PMCID: PMC10573458 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
Abstract
As the first europium(II) hydride oxide iodide, dark red single crystals of Eu5H2O2I4 could be synthesized from oxygen-contaminated mixtures of EuH2 and EuI2. Its orthorhombic crystal structure (a = 1636.97(9) pm, b = 1369.54(8) pm, c = 604.36(4) pm, Z = 4) was determined via single-crystal X-ray diffraction in the space group Cmcm. Anion-centred tetrahedra [HEu4]7+ and [OEu4]6+ serve as central building blocks interconnected via common edges to infinite ribbons parallel to the c axis. These ribbons consist of four trans-edge connected (Eu2+)4 tetrahedra as repetition unit, two H--centred ones in the inner part, and two O2--centred ones representing the outer sides. They are positively charged, according to ∞1{[Eu5H2O2]4+}, to become interconnected and charge-balanced by iodide anions. Upon excitation with UV light, the compound shows blue-green luminescence with the shortest Eu2+ emission wavelength ever observed for a hydride derivative, peaking at 463 nm. The magnetic susceptibility of Eu5H2O2I4 follows the Curie-Weiss law down to 100 K, and exhibits a ferromagnetic ordering transition at about 10 K.
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- Daniel Rudolph
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany (B.B.)
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747 Garching, Germany;
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- Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 1, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany (B.B.)
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- Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 1, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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- Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, CNRS, Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany (B.B.)
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany (B.B.)
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Banerjee S, Chaykina D, Stigter R, Colombi G, Eijt SWH, Dam B, de Wijs GA, Kentgens APM. Exploring Multi-Anion Chemistry in Yttrium Oxyhydrides: Solid-State NMR Studies and DFT Calculations. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:14303-14316. [PMID: 37529664 PMCID: PMC10388355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Rare earth oxyhydrides REOxH(3-2x), with RE = Y, Sc, or Gd and a cationic FCC lattice, are reversibly photochromic in nature. It is known that structural details and anion (O2-:H-) composition dictate the efficiency of the photochromic behavior. The mechanism behind the photochromism is, however, not yet understood. In this study, we use 1H, 2H, 17O, and 89Y solid-state NMR spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the various yttrium, hydrogen, and oxygen local environments, anion oxidation states, and hydride ion dynamics. DFT models of YOxH(3-2x) with both anion-ordered and anion-disordered sublattices are constructed for a range of compositions and show a good correlation with the experimental NMR parameters. Two-dimensional 17O-1H and 89Y-1H NMR correlation experiments reveal heterogeneities in the samples, which appear to consist of hydride-rich (x ≈ 0.25) and hydride-poor domains (x ≈ 1) rather than a single composition with homogeneous anion mixing. The compositional variation (as indicated by the different x values in YOxH(3-2x)) is determined by comparing static 1H NMR line widths with calculated 1H-1H dipolar couplings of yttrium oxyhydride models. The 1D 17O MAS spectrum demonstrates the presence of a small percentage of hydroxide (OH-) ions. DFT modeling indicates a reaction between the protons of hydroxides and hydrides to form molecular hydrogen (H+ + H- → H2). 1H MAS NMR indicates the presence of a mobile component that, based on this finding, is attributed to trapped molecular H2 in the lattice.
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- Shrestha Banerjee
- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, NL-6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Fundamental
Aspects of Materials and Energy, Department of Radiation Science and
Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, NL-2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Fundamental
Aspects of Materials and Energy, Department of Radiation Science and
Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, NL-2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, NL-6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, NL-6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Goto Y, Kikugawa M, Kobayashi K, Manaka Y, Nanba T, Matsumoto H, Matsumoto M, Aoki M, Imagawa H. Facile formation of barium titanium oxyhydride on a titanium hydride surface as an ammonia synthesis catalyst. RSC Adv 2023; 13:15410-15415. [PMID: 37223413 PMCID: PMC10201397 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01539d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Oxyhydrides are promising compounds as supports for ammonia synthesis catalysts because they suppress hydrogen poisoning on the catalyst surface and enhance the ammonia synthesis activity. Herein, we developed a facile method for preparing BaTiO2.5H0.5, a perovskite oxyhydride, on a TiH2 surface via the conventional wet impregnation method using TiH2 and Ba hydroxide. Scanning electron microscopy and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy observations revealed that BaTiO2.5H0.5 crystallized as nanoparticles of ca. 100-200 nm on the TiH2 surface. The Ru-loaded catalyst Ru/BaTiO2.5H0.5-TiH2 exhibited 2.46 times higher ammonia synthesis activity (3.05 mmol-NH3 g-1 h-1 at 400 °C) than the benchmark Ru catalyst Ru-Cs/MgO (1.24 mmol-NH3 g-1 h-1 at 400 °C) because of the suppression of hydrogen poisoning. The analysis of reaction orders showed that the effect of suppressing hydrogen poisoning on Ru/BaTiO2.5H0.5-TiH2 was equivalent to that of the reported Ru/BaTiO2.5H0.5 catalyst, thus supporting the formation of BaTiO2.5H0.5 perovskite oxyhydride. This study demonstrated that the selection of appropriate raw materials facilitates the formation of BaTiO2.5H0.5 oxyhydride nanoparticles on the TiH2 surface using the conventional synthesis method.
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- Yoshihiro Goto
- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi Japan
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- Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 2-2-9 Machiikedai Koriyama 963-0298 Fukushima Japan
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- Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 2-2-9 Machiikedai Koriyama 963-0298 Fukushima Japan
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- Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 2-2-9 Machiikedai Koriyama 963-0298 Fukushima Japan
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- Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 2-2-9 Machiikedai Koriyama 963-0298 Fukushima Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi Nagakute 480-1192 Aichi Japan
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Baik Y, Kwen M, Lee K, Chi S, Lee S, Cho K, Kim H, Choi M. Splitting of Hydrogen Atoms into Proton-Electron Pairs at BaO-Ru Interfaces for Promoting Ammonia Synthesis under Mild Conditions. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11364-11374. [PMID: 37183414 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Ru catalysts promoted with alkali and alkaline earth have shown superior ammonia (NH3) synthesis activities under mild conditions. Although these promoters play a vital role in enhancing catalytic activity, their function has not been clearly understood. Here, we synthesize a series of Ba-Ru/MgO catalysts with an optimal Ru particle size (∼2.3 nm) and tailored BaO-Ru interfacial structures. We discover that the promoting effect is created through the separate storage of H+/e- pairs at the BaO-Ru interface. Chemisorbed H atoms on Ru dissociate into H+/e- pairs at the BaO-Ru interface, where strongly basic, nonreducible BaO selectively captures H+ while leaving e- on Ru. The resulting electron accumulation in Ru facilitates N2 activation via enhanced π-backdonation and inhibits hydrogen poisoning during NH3 synthesis. Consequently, the formation of intimate BaO-Ru interface without an excessive loss of accessible Ru sites enables the synthesis of highly active catalysts for NH3 synthesis.
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- Yaejun Baik
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Fuel Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 34127, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 Four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Yasui Y, Tansho M, Fujii K, Sakuda Y, Goto A, Ohki S, Mogami Y, Iijima T, Kobayashi S, Kawaguchi S, Osaka K, Ikeda K, Otomo T, Yashima M. Hidden chemical order in disordered Ba 7Nb 4MoO 20 revealed by resonant X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2337. [PMID: 37095089 PMCID: PMC10126145 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37802-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
Abstract
The chemical order and disorder of solids have a decisive influence on the material properties. There are numerous materials exhibiting chemical order/disorder of atoms with similar X-ray atomic scattering factors and similar neutron scattering lengths. It is difficult to investigate such order/disorder hidden in the data obtained from conventional diffraction methods. Herein, we quantitatively determined the Mo/Nb order in the high ion conductor Ba7Nb4MoO20 by a technique combining resonant X-ray diffraction, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and first-principle calculations. NMR provided direct evidence that Mo atoms occupy only the M2 site near the intrinsically oxygen-deficient ion-conducting layer. Resonant X-ray diffraction determined the occupancy factors of Mo atoms at the M2 and other sites to be 0.50 and 0.00, respectively. These findings provide a basis for the development of ion conductors. This combined technique would open a new avenue for in-depth investigation of the hidden chemical order/disorder in materials.
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- Yuta Yasui
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-W4-17, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- NMR Station, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 3-13 Sakura, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0003, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-W4-17, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-W4-17, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- NMR Station, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 3-13 Sakura, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0003, Japan
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- NMR Station, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 3-13 Sakura, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0003, Japan
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- NMR Station, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 3-13 Sakura, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0003, Japan
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- Institute of Arts and Sciences, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-machi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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- Diffraction and Scattering Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 679-5198, Japan
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- Diffraction and Scattering Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 679-5198, Japan
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- Industrial Application and Partnership Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 679-5198, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 203-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
- J-PARC Center, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
- School of High Energy Accelerator Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, 203-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 203-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
- J-PARC Center, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
- School of High Energy Accelerator Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, 203-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University, 162-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-W4-17, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan.
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Besara T, Ramirez DC, Sun J, Falb NW, Lan W, Whalen JB, Singh DJ, Siegrist T. Locating anionic hydrogen in Ba3(Yb,Lu)2O5H2: A combined approach of X-ray diffraction, crystal chemistry, and DFT calculations. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2023.123932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Hoslauer J, Zapp N, Fischer HE, Rudolph D, Kohlmann H, Schleid T. Synthesis and Crystal‐Structure Analysis of the K
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NiF
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Ln
EuH
2−
x
O
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Ln
=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm) and LiEu
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H
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O by Neutron and X‐Ray Diffraction. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202200266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jean‐Louis Hoslauer
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Leipzig University Johannisallee 29 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute Laue-Langevin 71 avenue des Martyrs, CS 20156 38042 Grenoble cedex 9 France
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Leipzig University Johannisallee 29 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Ubukata H, Ishida K, Higo Y, Tange Y, Broux T, Tassel C, Kageyama H. Pressure-induced structural phase transition in BaHCl. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fang H, Liu D, Luo Y, Zhou Y, Liang S, Wang X, Lin B, Jiang L. Challenges and Opportunities of Ru-Based Catalysts toward the Synthesis and Utilization of Ammonia. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Huihuang Fang
- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC−CFC), School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, P.R. China
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Pflug C, Rudolph D, Schleid T, Kohlmann H. Hydrogenation Reaction Pathways and Crystal Structures of La
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H
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Se, La
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H
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Se and La
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H
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Se. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202101095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Christian Pflug
- Leipzig University Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Johannisallee 29 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Leipzig University Institute for Inorganic Chemistry Johannisallee 29 04103 Leipzig Germany
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Chaykina D, Nafezarefi F, Colombi G, Cornelius S, Bannenberg LJ, Schreuders H, Dam B. Influence of Crystal Structure, Encapsulation, and Annealing on Photochromism in Nd Oxyhydride Thin Films. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:2276-2284. [PMID: 35145577 PMCID: PMC8819653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c10521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Thin films of rare earth metal oxyhydrides show a photochromic effect, the precise mechanism of which is yet unknown. Here, we made thin films of NdH3-2x O x and show that we can change the band gap, crystal structure, and photochromic contrast by tuning the composition (O2-:H-) via the sputtering deposition pressure. To protect these films from rapid oxidation, we add a thin ALD coating of Al2O3, which increases the lifetime of the films from 1 day to several months. Encapsulation of the films also influences photochromic bleaching, changing the time dependency from first-order kinetics. As well, the partial annealing which occurs during the ALD process results in a dramatically slower bleaching speed, revealing the importance of defects for the reversibility (bleaching speed) of photochromism.
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- Diana Chaykina
- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
- Fraunhofer
Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron
Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP), 01277 Dresden, Germany
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Li L, Zhang T, Zhou Y, Wang X, Au CT, Jiang L. Review on catalytic roles of rare earth elements in ammonia synthesis: Development and perspective. J RARE EARTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2021.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Chang F, Gao W, Guo J, Chen P. Emerging Materials and Methods toward Ammonia-Based Energy Storage and Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005721. [PMID: 33834538 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Efficient storage and conversion of renewable energies is of critical importance to the sustainable growth of human society. With its distinguishing features of high hydrogen content, high energy density, facile storage/transportation, and zero-carbon emission, ammonia has been recently considered as a promising energy carrier for long-term and large-scale energy storage. Under this scenario, the synthesis, storage, and utilization of ammonia are key components for the implementation of ammonia-mediated energy system. Being different from fossil fuels, renewable energies normally have intermittent and variable nature, and thus pose demands on the improvement of existing technologies and simultaneously the development of alternative methods and materials for ammonia synthesis and storage. The energy release from ammonia in an efficient manner, on the other hand, is vital to achieve a sustainable energy supply and complete the nitrogen circle. Herein, recent advances in the thermal-, electro-, plasma-, and photocatalytic ammonia synthesis, ammonia storage or separation, ammonia thermal/electrochemical decomposition and conversion are summarized with the emphasis on the latest developments of new methods and materials (catalysts, electrodes, and sorbents) for these processes. The challenges and potential solutions are discussed.
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- Fei Chang
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Energy College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Energy College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Dalian, 116023, China
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Fujii S, Gao S, Tassel C, Zhu T, Broux T, Okada K, Miyahara Y, Kuwabara A, Kageyama H. Alkali-Rich Antiperovskite M 3FCh (M = Li, Na; Ch = S, Se, Te): The Role of Anions in Phase Stability and Ionic Transport. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:10668-10675. [PMID: 34228923 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To improve ionic conductivity, solid-state electrolytes with polarizable anions that weakly interact with mobile ions have received much attention, a recent example being lithium/sodium-rich antiperovskite M3HCh (M = Li, Na; Ch = S, Se, Te). Herein, in order to clarify the role of anions in antiperovskites, the M3FCh family, in which the polarizable H- anion at the octahedral center is replaced by the ionic F- anion, is investigated theoretically and experimentally. We unexpectedly found that the stronger attractive interaction between F- and M+ ions does not slow down the M+ ion diffusion, with the calculated energy barrier being as low as that of M3HCh. This fact suggests that the low-frequency rotational phonon modes of the octahedron of cubic M3FCh (and M3HCh) are intrinsic to facilitate the fast ionic diffusion. A systematic analysis further reveals a correlation between the tolerance factor t and the ionic transport: as t decreases within the cubic phase, the rotational mode becomes softer, resulting in the reduction of the migration energy. The cubic iodine-doped Li3FSe has a room-temperature ionic conductivity of 5 × 10-5 S/cm with a bulk activation energy of 0.18 eV.
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- Susumu Fujii
- Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya 456-8587, Japan.,Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya 456-8587, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Computational Chemistry-Guided Syntheses and Crystal Structures of the Heavier Lanthanide Hydride Oxides DyHO, ErHO, and LuHO. CRYSTALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst11070750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Heteroanionic hydrides offer great possibilities in the design of functional materials. For ternary rare earth hydride oxide REHO, several modifications were reported with indications for a significant phase width with respect to H and O of the cubic representatives. We obtained DyHO and ErHO as well as the thus far elusive LuHO from solid-state reactions of RE2O3 and REH3 or LuH3 with CaO and investigated their crystal structures by neutron and X-ray powder diffraction. While DyHO, ErHO, and LuHO adopted the cubic anion-ordered half-Heusler LiAlSi structure type (F4¯3m, a(DyHO) = 5.30945(10) Å, a(ErHO) = 5.24615(7) Å, a(LuHO) = 5.171591(13) Å), LuHO additionally formed the orthorhombic anti-LiMgN structure type (Pnma; LuHO: a = 7.3493(7) Å, b = 3.6747(4) Å, c = 5.1985(3) Å; LuDO: a = 7.3116(16) Å, b = 3.6492(8) Å, c = 5.2021(7) Å). A comparison of the cubic compounds’ lattice parameters enabled a significant distinction between REHO and REH1+2xO1−x (x < 0 or x > 0). Furthermore, a computational chemistry study revealed the formation of REHO compounds of the smallest rare earth elements to be disfavored in comparison to the sesquioxides, which is why they may only be obtained by mild synthesis conditions.
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Tsuchiya Y, Wei Z, Broux T, Tassel C, Ubukata H, Kitagawa Y, Ueda J, Tanabe S, Kageyama H. Formation of PbCl 2-type AHF (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) with partial anion order at high pressure. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:8385-8391. [PMID: 34037036 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01054a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The high-pressure structures of alkaline earth metal hydride-fluorides (AHFs) (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) were investigated up to 8 GPa. While AHF adopts the fluorite-type structure (Fm3[combining macron]m) at ambient pressure without anion ordering, the PbCl2-type (cotunnite-type) structure (Pnma) is formed by pressurization, with a declining trend of critical pressure as the ionic radius of the A2+ cation increases. In contrast to PbCl2-type LaHO and LaOF whose anions are fully ordered, the H-/F- anions in the high-pressure polymorph of SrHF and BaHF are partially ordered, with a preferential occupation of H- at the square-pyramidal site (vs. tetrahedral site). First-principles calculations partially support the preferential anion occupation and suggest occupation switching at higher pressure. These results provide a strategy for controlling the anion ordering and local structure in mixed-anion compounds.
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- Yumi Tsuchiya
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Guo J, Chen P. Interplay of Alkali, Transition Metals, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen in Ammonia Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:2434-2444. [PMID: 33913703 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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ConspectusThe fixation of dinitrogen to ammonia is critically important for the biogeochemical cycle on earth. Ammonia also holds promise as a sustainable energy carrier. Tremendous effort has been devoted to the development of green processes and advanced materials for ammonia synthesis and decomposition under milder conditions, and encouraging progress has been made.The reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia needs electrons and protons, which hydridic hydrogen H- could supply. Polarized, electron-rich NxHy intermediates, on the other hand, can be stabilized by alkali or alkaline earth metal cations to lower kinetic barriers in the transformation. The inherent properties of alkali/alkaline earth metal hydrides (denoted as AH) endow them with a unique function in ammonia synthesis.In this Account, recent efforts in the exploration of alkali or alkaline earth metal hydrides (denoted as AH), amides, and imides (denoted as ANH hereafter) for ammonia synthesis and decomposition reactions will be summarized and discussed. We begin with an introduction to the chemistry of A with N2, NH3, and H2, highlighting the interconversion between AH and ANH that has profound implications on the formation and decomposition of NH3. We then present our finding on the strong synergistic effect between ANH and transition metals (TM) in ammonia decomposition catalysis, which stimulated our subsequent research on AH for ammonia synthesis. We discuss the effect and function mechanism of AH in the thermocatalytic and chemical looping ammonia synthesis processes. In the thermocatalytic process, AH cooperates with both early and late TM forming either composite catalysts with two active centers or complex metal hydride catalysts with electron- and hydrogen-rich ionic centers facilitating ammonia synthesis with high activities at lower temperatures. Very interestingly, AH levels the catalytic performances of TMs and intervenes in the energy-scaling relations of TM-only catalysts. Moreover, ANH serves as a new type nitrogen carrier effectively mediating ammonia synthesis via a low-temperature chemical looping process, in which N2 is fixed by AH forming ANH. Subsequently, ANH is hydrogenated to ammonia and AH. Late TMs have a strong catalytic effect on the chemical looping process. The unique interplay of A, N, TM, and H- offers plenty of opportunities for achieving dinitrogen conversion under mild conditions, while further efforts are needed to address the challenges in the fundamental understanding and practical application.
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- Jianping Guo
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zapp N, Sheptyakov D, Franz A, Kohlmann H. HoHO: A Paramagnetic Air-Resistant Ionic Hydride with Ordered Anions. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:3972-3979. [PMID: 33656854 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The substitution of hydrogen for oxygen atoms in metal oxides provides opportunities for influencing the solid-state properties. Such hydride oxides (or oxyhydrides) are potential functional materials and scarce. Here, we present the synthesis and characterization of holmium hydride oxide with the stoichiometric composition HoHO. It was prepared by the reaction of Ho2O3 with either HoH3 or CaH2 as a powder of light-yellow color in sunlight and pink color in artificial light (Alexandrite effect), which is commonly observed for ionic Ho(III) compounds. HoHO crystallizes with an ordered fluorite superstructure (F4̅3m, a = 5.27550(13) Å, half-Heusler LiAlSi type), as evidenced by powder X-ray and neutron powder diffraction on both hydride and deuteride and supported by quantum-mechanical calculations. HoHO is the first representative with considerable ionic bonding for this structure type. The thermal stability and inertness toward air are remarkably high for a hydride because it reacts only above 540 K to form Ho2O3. At 294(1) K and 25(3)% relative humidity, HoHO is stable for at least 3 months. HoHO is paramagnetic with μeff(Ho3+) = 10.41(2) μB without any sign of magnetic ordering down to 2 K.
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- Nicolas Zapp
- Inorganic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 23, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department Structure and Dynamics of Energy Materials, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 23, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Hideo Hosono
- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Hydride-based antiperovskites with soft anionic sublattices as fast alkali ionic conductors. Nat Commun 2021; 12:201. [PMID: 33420012 PMCID: PMC7794446 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20370-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Most solid-state materials are composed of p-block anions, only in recent years the introduction of hydride anions (1s2) in oxides (e.g., SrVO2H, BaTi(O,H)3) has allowed the discovery of various interesting properties. Here we exploit the large polarizability of hydride anions (H-) together with chalcogenide (Ch2-) anions to construct a family of antiperovskites with soft anionic sublattices. The M3HCh antiperovskites (M = Li, Na) adopt the ideal cubic structure except orthorhombic Na3HS, despite the large variation in sizes of M and Ch. This unconventional robustness of cubic phase mainly originates from the large size-flexibility of the H- anion. Theoretical and experimental studies reveal low migration barriers for Li+/Na+ transport and high ionic conductivity, possibly promoted by a soft phonon mode associated with the rotational motion of HM6 octahedra in their cubic forms. Aliovalent substitution to create vacancies has further enhanced ionic conductivities of this series of antiperovskites, resulting in Na2.9H(Se0.9I0.1) achieving a high conductivity of ~1 × 10-4 S/cm (100 °C).
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Juneja N, Unruh DK, Groeneman RH, Hutchins KM. Positive thermal expansion facilitates the formation of argentophilic forces following an order–disorder phase transition. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj00312g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Variable-temperature studies of the 0D silver-based complex [Ag2(CF3SO3)2(4-SB)4] reveal formation of argentophilic forces upon warming due to a phase transition.
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- Navkiran Juneja
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Texas Tech University
- Lubbock
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Texas Tech University
- Lubbock
- USA
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Shitara K, Kuwabara A, Hibino K, Fujii K, Yashima M, Hester JR, Umeda M, Nunotani N, Imanaka N. Ionic conduction mechanism in Ca-doped lanthanum oxychloride. Dalton Trans 2020; 50:151-156. [PMID: 33289735 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02502j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The mechanism of ionic conduction in Ca-doped lanthanum oxychloride (LaOCl) was investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. The calculations of the point defect formation energies suggest that Cl- ion vacancies and substituted Ca2+ ions at La sites were dominant point defects. Although the migration energy of an O2- ion is 0.95 eV, the migration energy of a Cl- ion was calculated to be 0.44 eV, which is consistent with the reported experimental value. These results imply that the main carrier in Ca-doped LaOCl is Cl- ions and ionic conduction occurs by a Cl- ion vacancy mechanism.
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- Kazuki Shitara
- Joint and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.
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Zhang J, Ding F, Lee JJ, Shan G, Bobev S. One Structure, Two Elements-LuGe 2 Superconductor vs Ordinary Metallic Conductor LuSn 2. A Case Study on How Site-Selective Germanium for Tin Atom Substitution Leads to Modulating of the Charge Distribution. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:16853-16864. [PMID: 32970413 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The substitution of chemically similar elements in a given crystal structure is an effective way to enhance physical properties, but the understanding on such improvements is usually impeded because the substitutions are random, and the roles of the different atoms cannot be distinguished by crystallographic symmetry. Herein, we provide a detailed crystallographic analysis and property measurements for the continuous solid solutions LuGexSn2-x (0 < x < 2). The results show that there is no apparent change of the global symmetry, with the end-members LuGe2 and LuSn2, as well as the intermediate LuGexSn2-x compositions adopting the ZrSi2 type structure (space group Cmcm, Pearson index oC12). Yet, the refinements of the crystal structures from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data show that Ge-Sn atom substitutions are not random, but occur preferentially at the zigzag chain. The patterned distribution of two group 14 elements leads to a significant variation in chemical bonding and charge ordering within the other structural fragment, the 2D square nets, thereby resulting in tuned electron transport. The enhancement is greater than that for the typical Bloch-Gruneisen model and more akin to that for the parallel-resistor model. Magnetization measurements on single crystals show bulk superconductivity in all LuGexSn2-x samples with shielding fractions as high as 90%. Specific heat data confirm the effect to originate from residual metallic tin in the material, indicating that Sn atom substitutions in the 2D square nets cause disruptions of the hypervalent bonding and local anisotropy, which ultimately leads to vanishing of the superconducting state in the end-member LuGe2. This work sheds light on how the complexity in chemical interactions by two different carbon congeners leads to changes in the physical properties and how they can be correlated with the induced charge distribution. These studies also provide a general approach to modulation of charge density and. thus, of emerging physical properties in other classes of intermetallic systems based on the main-group elements of groups 13 to 15.
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- Jiliang Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity and Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- School of Instrument Science and Optoelectronics Engineering & Institute of Precision Mechanics and Quantum Sensing, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Marakatti VS, Gaigneaux EM. Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Catalysis for Ammonia Synthesis. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Vijaykumar S. Marakatti
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Molecular chemistry, Solids and caTalysis(MOST) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Louvain-la-Neuve BE-1348 Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Molecular chemistry, Solids and caTalysis(MOST) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Louvain-la-Neuve BE-1348 Belgium
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Preferential Orientation of Photochromic Gadolinium Oxyhydride Films. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25143181. [PMID: 32664654 PMCID: PMC7397192 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25143181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We report preferential orientation control in photochromic gadolinium oxyhydride (GdHO) thin films deposited by a two-step process. Gadolinium hydride (GdH2-x) films were grown by reactive magnetron sputtering, followed by oxidation in air. The preferential orientation, grain size, anion concentrations and photochromic response of the films were strongly dependent on the deposition pressure. The GdHO films showed a preferential orientation along the [100] direction and exhibited photochromism when synthesized at deposition pressures of up to 5.8 Pa. The photochromic contrast was larger than 20% when the films were deposited below 2.8 Pa with a 0.22 H2/Ar flow ratio. We argue that the relation of preferential orientation and the post deposition oxidation since oxygen concentration is known to be a key parameter for photochromism in rare-earth oxyhydride thin films. The experimental observations described above were explained by the decrease of the grain size as a result of the increase of the deposition pressure of the sputtering gas, followed by a higher oxygen incorporation.
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Victor FMS, Rêgo FSC, de Paiva FM, Dos Santos AO, Polian A, Freire PTC, Lima JA, Filho PFF. Pressure-induced phase transitions in DL-glutamic acid monohydrate crystal. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 230:118059. [PMID: 32000059 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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DL-glutamic acid monohydrate crystal was synthesized from an aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The crystal was submitted to high-pressure (1 atm-14.3 GPa) to investigate its vibrational behavior and the occurrence of phase transitions. We performed Raman spectroscopy as probe and through the analysis of the spectra we discovered three structural phase transitions. The first one occurs around 0.9 GPa. In this phase transition, glutamic acid molecules suffer modifications in their conformations while water molecules are less affected. The second phase transition at 4.8 GPa involves conformational changes related to CO2-, NH3+ units and the water molecules, while the third one, between 10.9 and 12.4 GPa, involves motions of several parts of the glutamic acid as well as the water molecules. Considering the dynamic of high pressure, the second phase of DL-glutamic acid monohydrate crystal presented a better stability compared with the second phase of its polymorphs α and β L-glutamic acid. In addition, water molecules seem to play important role on this structural stability. All changes are reversible.
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- F M S Victor
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE 60455-760, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE 60455-760, Brazil; Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras de Iguatu, FECLI, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Iguatu, CE 63502-253, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-000, Brazil
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- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, Sorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 7590, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE 60455-760, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE 60455-760, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-000, Brazil.
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Imamura K, Miyahara SI, Kawano Y, Sato K, Nakasaka Y, Nagaoka K. Kinetics of ammonia synthesis over Ru/Pr2O3. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Metal hydride oxides are an emerging field in solid-state research. While some lanthanide hydride oxides (LnHO) were known, YHO has only been found in thin films so far. Yttrium hydride oxide, YHO, can be synthesized as bulk samples by a reaction of Y2O3 with hydrides (YH3, CaH2), by a reaction of YH3 with CaO, or by a metathesis of YOF with LiH or NaH. X-ray and neutron powder diffraction reveal an anti-LiMgN type structure for YHO (Pnma, a = 7.5367(3) Å, b = 3.7578(2) Å, and c = 5.3249(3) Å) and YDO (Pnma, a = 7.5309(3) Å, b = 3.75349(13) Å, and c = 5.3192(2) Å); in other words, a distorted fluorite type with ordered hydride and oxide anions was observed. Bond lengths (average 2.267 Å (Y-O), 2.352 Å (Y-H), 2.363 Å (Y-D), >2.4 Å (H-H and D-D), >2.6 Å (H-O and D-O), and >2.8 Å (O-O)) and quantum-mechanical calculations on density functional theory level (band gap 2.8 eV) suggest yttrium hydride oxide to be a semiconductor and to have considerable ionic bonding character. Nonetheless, YHO exhibits a surprising stability in air. An in situ X-ray diffraction experiment shows that decomposition of YHO to Y2O3 starts at only above 500 K and is still not complete after 14 h of heating to a final temperature of 1000 K. YHO hydrolyzes in water very slowly. The inertness of YHO in air is very beneficial for its potential use as a functional material.
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- Nicolas Zapp
- Inorganic Chemistry , Leipzig University , Leipzig 04109 , Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry , Leipzig University , Leipzig 04109 , Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry , Leipzig University , Leipzig 04109 , Germany
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Kageyama H, Yajima T, Tsujimoto Y, Yamamoto T, Tassel C, Kobayashi Y. Exploring Structures and Properties through Anion Chemistry. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20190095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Hiroshi Kageyama
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Research Centre for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8581, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8581, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8581, Japan
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Broux T, Ubukata H, Pickard CJ, Takeiri F, Kobayashi G, Kawaguchi S, Yonemura M, Goto Y, Tassel C, Kageyama H. High-Pressure Polymorphs of LaHO with Anion Coordination Reversal. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:8717-8720. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b03320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Thibault Broux
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, U.K
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Neutron Science Laboratory (KENS), Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 203-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Folchnandt M, Rudolph D, Hoslauer JL, Schleid T. The rare earth metal hydride tellurides REHTe (RE=Y, La–Nd, Gd–Er). ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/znb-2019-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The synthesis and crystal structure of a series of rare earth metal hydride tellurides with the composition REHTe (RE = Y, La–Nd, Gd–Er) is reported. These compounds have been obtained by the reaction of rare earth metal dihydrides (REH2) with elemental tellurium in sealed tantalum capsules at T = 700°C using cesium chloride (CsCl) as fluxing agent, which can be washed away with water due to the astonishing insensitivity of these hydride tellurides (REHTe) against hydrolysis. All of the compounds crystallize in the hexagonal space group P6̅m2 with a filled WC-type crystal structure, exhibiting a mutual trigonal-prismatic coordination of the heavy ions (RE
3+ and Te2−), while the hydride anions reside in the trigonal prismatic voids surrounded by three rare earth metal cations expanding their coordination pattern to a tricapped trigonal prism. This 1H-type crystal structure is compared with the 1H- and 2H-type structures of the respective hydride selenides (REHSe, RE = Y, La–Nd, Gd–Tm, Lu). Both hexagonal basic crystal structures can be derived from the AlB2-type structure as demonstrated in a Bärnighausen tree by group-subgroup relationships.
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- Matthias Folchnandt
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Universität Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Universität Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Universität Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie , Universität Stuttgart , Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70569 Stuttgart , Germany
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Cornelius S, Colombi G, Nafezarefi F, Schreuders H, Heller R, Munnik F, Dam B. Oxyhydride Nature of Rare-Earth-Based Photochromic Thin Films. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:1342-1348. [PMID: 30844288 PMCID: PMC6434503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Thin films of rare-earth (RE)-oxygen-hydrogen compounds prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering show a unique color-neutral photochromic effect at ambient conditions. While their optical properties have been studied extensively, the understanding of the relationship between photochromism, chemical composition, and structure is limited. Here we establish a ternary RE-O-H composition-phase diagram based on chemical composition analysis by a combination of Rutherford backscattering and elastic recoil detection. The photochromic films are identified as oxyhydrides with a wide composition range described by the formula REO xH3-2 x where 0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1.5. We propose an anion-disordered structure model based on the face-centered cubic unit cell where the O2- and H- anions occupy tetrahedral and octahedral interstices. The optical band gap varies continuously with the anion ratio, demonstrating the potential of band gap tuning for reversible optical switching applications.
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- Steffen Cornelius
- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Ion
Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Ion
Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Materials
for Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Takeiri F, Watanabe A, Kuwabara A, Nawaz H, Ayu NIP, Yonemura M, Kanno R, Kobayashi G. Ba 2ScHO 3: H - Conductive Layered Oxyhydride with H - Site Selectivity. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:4431-4436. [PMID: 30784265 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hydride (H-) conduction is a new frontier related to hydrogen transport in solids. Here, a new H- conductive oxyhydride Ba2ScHO3 was successfully synthesized using a high-pressure technique. Powder X-ray and neutron diffraction experiments investigated the fact that Ba2ScHO3 adopts a K2NiF4-type structure with H- ions preferentially occupying the apical sites, as supported by theoretical calculations. Electrochemical impedance spectra showed that Ba2ScHO3 exhibited H- conduction and a conductivity of 5.2 × 10-6 S cm-1 at 300 °C. This value is much higher than that of BaScO2H, which has an ideal perovskite structure, suggesting the advantage of layered structures for H- conduction. Tuning site selectivity of H- ions in layered oxyhydrides might be a promising strategy for designing fast H- conductors applicable for novel electrochemical devices.
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- Fumitaka Takeiri
- Department of Materials Molecular Science , Institute for Molecular Science , 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji , Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan.,SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) , 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji , Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science , Institute for Molecular Science , 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji , Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan.,Department of Electronic Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering , Tokyo Institute of Technology , 4259 Nagatsuta , Midori , Yokohama 226-8502 , Japan
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- Nanostructures Research Laboratory , Japan Fine Ceramics Center , 2-4-1 Mutsuno , Atsuta , Nagoya 456-8587 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science , Institute for Molecular Science , 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji , Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan.,SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) , 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji , Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan
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- Neutron Science Laboratory (KENS), Institute of Materials Structure Science , High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) , 203-1 Shirakata , Tokai , Ibaraki 319-1106 , Japan
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- Neutron Science Laboratory (KENS), Institute of Materials Structure Science , High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) , 203-1 Shirakata , Tokai , Ibaraki 319-1106 , Japan
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- All-Solid-State Battery Unit, Institute of Innovative Research , Tokyo Institute of Technology , 4259 Nagatsuta , Midori , Yokohama 226-8502 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Molecular Science , Institute for Molecular Science , 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji , Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan.,SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) , 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji , Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan
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