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Title: Group 3A and 4A substituted AB/sub 5/ hydrides

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic50202a013· OSTI ID:5599011

Crystallographic cell volume data are presented for a series of alloys LaNi/sub 5-x/M/sub x/(M = Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn) for x = 0 to 0.5. Pressure-composition desorption isotherms were measured for the hydrides of LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/Si/sub 0/ /sub 4/ and LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/Ge/sub 0/ /sub 4/ at 30, 40, and 60/sup 0/C. From plots of ln P vs. 1/T the enthalpies and entropies of transition were calculated to be -8.5 kcal/mol of H/sub 2/ and -27.3 cal/(mol of H/sub 2/ deg) for LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/Si/sub 0/ /sub 4/H/sub y/ and -8.2 kcal/mol of H/sub 2/ and -26.5 cal/(mol of H/sub 2/ deg) for LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/Ge/sub 0/ /sub 4/H/sub y/. The thermodynamic quantities as well as the hysteresis behavior of these hydrides are compared to data previously obtained for the hydrides of LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/Al/sub 0/ /sub 4/, LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/Ga/sub 0/ /sub 4/, LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/In/sub 0/ /sub 4/, and LaNi/sub 4/ /sub 6/Sn/sub 0/ /sub 4/.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
OSTI ID:
5599011
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 18:12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English