Issue 23, 2018

Hydrogenation properties of lithium and sodium hydride – closo-borate, [B10H10]2− and [B12H12]2−, composites

Abstract

The hydrogen absorption properties of metal closo-borate/metal hydride composites, M2B10H10–8MH and M2B12H12–10MH, M = Li or Na, are studied under high hydrogen pressures to understand the formation mechanism of metal borohydrides. The hydrogen storage properties of the composites have been investigated by in situ synchrotron radiation powder X-ray diffraction at p(H2) = 400 bar and by ex situ hydrogen absorption measurements at p(H2) = 526 to 998 bar. The in situ experiments reveal the formation of crystalline intermediates before metal borohydrides (MBH4) are formed. On the contrary, the M2B12H12–10MH (M = Li and Na) systems show no formation of the metal borohydride at T = 400 °C and p(H2) = 537 to 970 bar. 11B MAS NMR of the M2B10H10–8MH composites reveal that the molar ratio of LiBH4 or NaBH4 and the remaining B species is 1 : 0.63 and 1 : 0.21, respectively. Solution and solid-state 11B NMR spectra reveal new intermediates with a B : H ratio close to 1 : 1. Our results indicate that the M2B10H10 (M = Li, Na) salts display a higher reactivity towards hydrogen in the presence of metal hydrides compared to the corresponding [B12H12]2− composites, which represents an important step towards understanding the factors that determine the stability and reversibility of high hydrogen capacity metal borohydrides for hydrogen storage.

Graphical abstract: Hydrogenation properties of lithium and sodium hydride – closo-borate, [B10H10]2− and [B12H12]2−, composites

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Nov 2017
Accepted
24 May 2018
First published
04 Jun 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 16266-16275

Hydrogenation properties of lithium and sodium hydride – closo-borate, [B10H10]2− and [B12H12]2−, composites

S. R. H. Jensen, M. Paskevicius, B. R. S. Hansen, A. S. Jakobsen, K. T. Møller, J. L. White, M. D. Allendorf, V. Stavila, J. Skibsted and T. R. Jensen, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 16266 DOI: 10.1039/C7CP07776A

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