Published August 26, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of N, C and B interstitial atoms on local bonding structure in mechanically activated TiH2/h-BN, TiH2/C, and TiH2/B mixtures

  • 1. Semenov Inst. of Chemical Physics RAS, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Inst. of Material Physics, University of Goettingen, 37077 Goettingen (Germany)
  • 3. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Chemical Dpt., Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 4. Inst. of Metal Physics, RAS-Ural Division, Yekaterinburg (Russian Federation)
  • 5. University of Saskatchewan, Dpt. of Physics and Engineering Physics, Saskatoon (Canada)

Description

Mechanically activated TiH2/h-BN, TiH2/C and TiH2/B mixtures was studied by temperature-programmed desorption, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray emission spectroscopy. Ball milling in the presence of additives results in a modification of hydrogen occupation sites. Additional Ti-N, Ti-C or Ti-B bonds from chemical bonding of Ti with interstitial N, C and B atoms, are formed in TiH2 due to contact of TiH2 nanoparticles with the respective additive matrix materials. Mixed configurations around Ti atoms with proportional combination of local Ti-H and Ti-N, Ti-C or Ti-B bonds significantly decrease the thermal stability of TiH2. The effect is most pronounced when boron is the additive.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.08.093

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.08.093;
PII
S0925-8388(08)01851-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
483
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 309-312
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

Conference

Title
14. international symposium on metastable and nano-materials
Acronym
ISMANAM-2007
Dates
26-30 Aug 2007
Place
Corfu (Greece)

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