Changing the dehydrogenation pathway of LiBH4–MgH2via nanosized lithiated TiO2

J. A. Puszkiel; M. V. Castro Riglos; F. Karimi; A. Santoru; C. Pistidda; T. Klassen; J. M. Bellosta von Colbe; M. Dornheim

doi:10.1039/C6CP08278E

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Changing the dehydrogenation pathway of LiBH₄–MgH₂via nanosized lithiated TiO₂†

J. A. Puszkiel,

*^a M. V. Castro Riglos,^b F. Karimi,^c A. Santoru,

^c C. Pistidda,^c T. Klassen,^c J. M. Bellosta von Colbe^c and M. Dornheim^c

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^a Department of Physicochemistry of Materials, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Centro Atómico Bariloche, Av. Bustillo km 9500, S.C. de Bariloche, Argentina
E-mail: julianpuszkiel1979@gmail.com

^b Department of Metalphysics, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Centro Atómico Bariloche, Av. Bustillo km 9500, S.C. de Bariloche, Argentina

^c Department of Nanotechnology, Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz–Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany

Abstract

Nanosized lithiated titanium oxide (Li_xTiO₂) noticeably improves the kinetic behaviour of 2LiBH₄ + MgH₂. The presence of Li_xTiO₂ reduces the time required for the first dehydrogenation by suppressing the intermediate reaction to Li₂B₁₂H₁₂, leading to direct MgB₂ formation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP08278E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 03 Dec 2016
Accepted: 18 Jan 2017
First published: 18 Jan 2017

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Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017,19, 7455-7460

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Changing the dehydrogenation pathway of LiBH₄–MgH₂via nanosized lithiated TiO₂

J. A. Puszkiel, M. V. Castro Riglos, F. Karimi, A. Santoru, C. Pistidda, T. Klassen, J. M. Bellosta von Colbe and M. Dornheim, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 7455 DOI: 10.1039/C6CP08278E

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