Direct hydrogen quantification in high-pressure metal hydrides

Meier Thomas; Laniel Dominique; Trybel Florian

doi:10.1063/5.0119159

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Meier Thomas, Laniel Dominique, Trybel Florian. Direct hydrogen quantification in high-pressure metal hydrides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(1): 018401. doi: 10.1063/5.0119159

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Meier Thomas, Laniel Dominique, Trybel Florian. Direct hydrogen quantification in high-pressure metal hydrides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(1): 018401. doi: 10.1063/5.0119159

Meier Thomas, Laniel Dominique, Trybel Florian. Direct hydrogen quantification in high-pressure metal hydrides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(1): 018401. doi: 10.1063/5.0119159

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Meier Thomas, Laniel Dominique, Trybel Florian. Direct hydrogen quantification in high-pressure metal hydrides[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(1): 018401. doi: 10.1063/5.0119159

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Direct hydrogen quantification in high-pressure metal hydrides

doi: 10.1063/5.0119159

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Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advance Research, Beijing, China
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Center for Science at Extreme Conditions, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: thomas.meier@hpstar.ac.cn
Received Date: 2022-08-08
Accepted Date: 2022-12-04

Available Online: 2023-01-01

Publish Date: 2023-01-01

Abstract

Abstract

High-pressure metal hydride (MH) research evolved into a thriving field within condensed matter physics following the realization of metallic compounds showing phonon mediated near room-temperature superconductivity. However, severe limitations in determining the chemical formula of the reaction products, especially with regards to their hydrogen content, impedes a deep understanding of the synthesized phases and can lead to significantly erroneous conclusions. Here, we present a way to directly access the hydrogen content of MH solids synthesized at high pressures in (laser-heated) diamond anvil cells using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We show that this method can be used to investigate MH compounds with a wide range of hydrogen content, from MH_x with x = 0.15 (CuH_0.15) to x ≲ 6.4 (H_6±0.4S₅).

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