Direct hydrogen quantification in high-pressure metal hydrides

Autor: Thomas Meier, Dominique Laniel, Florian Trybel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 018401-018401-7 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-080X
DOI: 10.1063/5.0119159
Popis: High-pressure metal hydride (MH) research evolved into a thriving field within condensed matter physics following the realization of metallic compounds showing phonon mediated near room-temperature superconductivity. However, severe limitations in determining the chemical formula of the reaction products, especially with regards to their hydrogen content, impedes a deep understanding of the synthesized phases and can lead to significantly erroneous conclusions. Here, we present a way to directly access the hydrogen content of MH solids synthesized at high pressures in (laser-heated) diamond anvil cells using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We show that this method can be used to investigate MH compounds with a wide range of hydrogen content, from MHx with x = 0.15 (CuH0.15) to x ≲ 6.4 (H6±0.4S5).
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