Disproportionation reaction of LaH2 at high pressure and low temperature
Abstract
Structural change of LaH2 has been investigated at high pressure and low temperature by synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction. LaH2 has an fcc metal lattice with interstitial hydrogen atoms located at tetrahedral sites. The fcc-LaH2 decomposes into two phases, which have different hydrogen compositions such as hydrogen-poor LaH and hydrogen -rich LaH2+δ phases, at 11 GPa at room temperature. In spite of largely suppressed diffusivity of the interstitial hydrogen atoms at low temperature, we have found the disproportionation reaction around 14 GPa at 200 K. Difference in the molar volume between each phases suggests monohydride LaH is formed as the disproportionation product even at low temperature. The volume fraction of the hydrogen-poor phase relative to the hydrogen-rich one at 200 K rapidly rises against pressure and reaches to ~0.45 at ~17 GPa.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- May 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1742-6596/500/2/022001
- Bibcode:
- 2014JPhCS.500b2001M