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Characterization of the Local Titanium Environment in Doped Sodium Aluminum Hydride using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

J. Graetz ,
A.Yu. Ignatov ,
T.A. Tyson ,
J.J. Reilly  and
J. Johnson
J. Graetz
Affiliation:
Department of Energy Sciences and Technology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
A.Yu. Ignatov
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102
T.A. Tyson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102
J.J. Reilly
Affiliation:
Department of Energy Sciences and Technology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
J. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Energy Sciences and Technology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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Abstract

Ti K -edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy was used to explore the local titanium environment and valence in 2–4 mol% Ti-doped sodium alanate. An estimate of the oxidation state of the dopant, based upon known standards, revealed a zero-valent titanium atom. An analysis of the near-edge and extended fine structures indicates that the Ti does not enter substitutional or interstitial sites in the NaAlH4 lattice. Rather, the Ti is located on/near the surface and is coordinated by 10.2±1 aluminum atoms with an interatomic distance of 2.82±0.01 Å, similar to that of TiAl3. The Fourier transformed EXAFS spectra reveal a lack of long-range order around the Ti dopant indicating that the Ti forms nano-clusters of TiAl3. The similarity of the spectra in the hydrided and dehydrided samples suggests that the local Ti environment is nearly invariant during hydrogen cycling.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 837: Symposium N – Materials for Hydrogen Storage – 2004 , 2004 , N2.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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