ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Solving the mystery of destabilized complex hydride “Ca(BH4)2-Mg2NiH4”: the chemistry of boron

Abstract: The composite system “Ca(BH4)2-Mg2NiH4” is the first reported that has an effective boron transfer between the compounds of the mixture, which makes it ideally suited for a reversible hydrogen storage system.Using the Kalpha/Kbeta ratio from muonic X-rays emitted by boron, which is sensitive to the local environment, we would like to identify which phases are present in the system upon desorption of hydrogen and when H2-absorption triggers the return of boron in the native Ca(BH4)2 framework.To obtain this achievement, we will use high-resolution measurements of X-ray emission from boron and such results are expected to have a pioneering nature in making Muonic X-ray technique a local probe comparable to X-ray emission spectroscopy.

Principal Investigator: Dr Chiara Milanese
Experimenter: Dr Matteo Aramini
Experimenter: Dr Stephen Cottrell
Experimenter: Dr Claudio Pistidda
Experimenter: Dr Adrian Hillier
Experimenter: Mr Alessandro Girella
Experimenter: Mr Christian Horstmann

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1720087

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1720087

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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