Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions

First-principles calculations were employed to investigate hypothetical complex hydrides (M,M')4FeH8 (M = Na, Li; M'=Mg, Zn, Y, Al). Besides complex anion [FeH6]4-, these materials contain two H- anions, which raise the total anionic charge state from tetravalent to hexavalent, and thereby...

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Main Authors: Takagi, S., Humphries, Terry, Miwa, K., Orimo, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43760
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author Takagi, S.
Humphries, Terry
Miwa, K.
Orimo, S.
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Humphries, Terry
Miwa, K.
Orimo, S.
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description First-principles calculations were employed to investigate hypothetical complex hydrides (M,M')4FeH8 (M = Na, Li; M'=Mg, Zn, Y, Al). Besides complex anion [FeH6]4-, these materials contain two H- anions, which raise the total anionic charge state from tetravalent to hexavalent, and thereby significantly increasing the number of combinations of countercations. We have determined that similar to complex hydrides (M,M')2FeH6 containing only [FeH6]4-, the thermodynamic stability is tuned by the average cation electronegativity. Thus, the chemical flexibility provided by incorporating H- enhances the tunability of thermodynamic stability, which will be beneficial in obtaining optimal stability for hydrogen storage materials.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-437602017-09-13T13:41:45Z Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions Takagi, S. Humphries, Terry Miwa, K. Orimo, S. First-principles calculations were employed to investigate hypothetical complex hydrides (M,M')4FeH8 (M = Na, Li; M'=Mg, Zn, Y, Al). Besides complex anion [FeH6]4-, these materials contain two H- anions, which raise the total anionic charge state from tetravalent to hexavalent, and thereby significantly increasing the number of combinations of countercations. We have determined that similar to complex hydrides (M,M')2FeH6 containing only [FeH6]4-, the thermodynamic stability is tuned by the average cation electronegativity. Thus, the chemical flexibility provided by incorporating H- enhances the tunability of thermodynamic stability, which will be beneficial in obtaining optimal stability for hydrogen storage materials. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43760 10.1063/1.4878775 American Institute of Physics Inc. fulltext
spellingShingle Takagi, S.
Humphries, Terry
Miwa, K.
Orimo, S.
Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions
title Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions
title_full Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions
title_fullStr Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions
title_short Enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of H- anions
title_sort enhanced tunability of thermodynamic stability of complex hydrides by the incorporation of h- anions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43760