Investigation of structural and hydrogen absorption properties in the LaNi5−xPtx–H2 system
作者:J.-M. Joubert、J. Charton、A. Percheron-Guégan
DOI:10.1016/s0022-4596(03)00116-6
日期:2003.7
The substitution of nickel by platinum in the binary LaNi5 compound (CaCu5 structure type, a = 5.019(1) Angstrom, c = 3.981 (1) Angstrom, space group P6/mmm) and its effect on the hydrogenation properties was studied. The phase LaNi5-xPtx has a homogeneity domain ranging from x = 0 to 5. For x < 3, platinum substitutes almost exclusively on site 3g and also replaces nickel on site 2c for x > 3. Contrary to what is observed in other systems, the hydrogen absorption plateau pressure was found to increase as a function of the cell volume. Powder neutron diffraction experiments were conducted for two deuterated compounds with x = 0.25 and 0.75. Deuterium partial ordering occurs in the case of x = 0.25 leading to a symmetry decrease to the space group P6mm (LaN4.75Pt0.25D5.23, a = 4.225(1) Angstrom, c = 5.357(1) Angstrom, Z = 1, R-Bragg = 3.3%). For x = 0.75, an orthorhombic superstructure based on the CaCu5-type lattice was found (LaNi4.25Pt0.75D2.61, a(orth) = root3a(hex) = 9.089 (1) Angstrom, b(orth) = b(hex) = 5.272(1) Angstrom, c(orth) = 2c(hex) = 8.145(1) Angstrom, Z = 4, SG Ibam, R-Bragg = 6.1%). (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.