| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 72, Number 4, November 2005
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 569 - 575 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structural, mechanical and thermal properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10280-2 | |
| Published online | 14 October 2005 | |
Site preference of hydrogen in metal, alloy, and intermetallic frameworks
Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo - Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
Received:
5
August
2005
Accepted:
21
September
2005
To design new hydrogen storage materials a main prerequisite is
the knowledge about the site preference of hydrogen in the
corresponding nonhydride phases. From the systematic investigation
of 
-type phases we found that the electron-localization
function (ELF) can correctly predict the site preference of
hydrogen in metallic phases. From the site preference trends of H
in -type phases we have shown that hydrogen prefers to
occupy interstitial sites where ELF indicates a maximum value.
Based on this observation we generalized an empirical
site-preference rule which states that hydrogen prefers to occupy
the interstitial sites where electrons have relatively more
nonbonding localized nature than other possible sites in metals,
alloys and intermetallic frameworks.
PACS: 61.50.Ah – Theory of crystal structure, crystal symmetry; calculations and modeling / 61.50.Lt – Crystal binding; cohesive energy / 71.15.Nc – Total energy and cohesive energy calculations
© EDP Sciences, 2005
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