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Crystal Structure Evolution of La2Ni7 during Hydrogenation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2013

Yuki Iwatake
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Kyosuke Kishida
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Haruyuki Inui
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Abstract

Atomic scale characterization of the La2Ni7 hydrides by high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) revealed that not only the anisotropic expansion of the La2Ni4 unit layer previously reported but also the shearing on the basal plane of the La2Ni4 unit layers occur during one-cycle of hydrogen absorption/desorption process. Two different types of orthorhombic La2Ni7 hydrides with the same atomic arrangement of La and different atomic arrangement of Ni were observed depending on the maximum hydrogen concentration achieved during one hydrogen absorption/desorption cycle.

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