Original Chaudhary, A.-L.; Li, G.; Matsuo, M.; Orimo, S.; Deledda, S., Soerby, M.H.; Hauback, B.C.; Pistidda, C.; Klassen, T.; Dornheim, M.:
Simultaneous desorption behavior of M borohydrides and Mg2FeH6 reactive hydride composites (M = Mg, then Li, Na, K, Ca)In: Applied Physics Letters (2015) AIP Combinations of complex metal borohydrides ball milled with the transition metal complex hydride, Mg 2 FeH 6 , are analysed and compared. Initially, the Reactive Hydride Composite (RHC) of Mg 2þ cation mixtures of Mg 2 FeH 6 and c-Mg(BH 4 ) 2 is combined in a range of molar ratios and heated to a maximum of 450 C. For the molar ratio of 6 Mg 2 FeH 6 þ Mg(BH 4 ) 2 , simultaneous desorption of the two hydrides occurred, which resulted in a single event of hydrogen release. This single step desorption occurred at temperatures between those of Mg 2 FeH 6 and c-Mg(BH 4 ) 2 . Keeping this anionic ratio constant, the desorption behavior of four other borohydrides, Li-, Na-, K-, and Ca-borohydrides was studied by using materials ball milled with Mg 2 FeH 6 applying the same milling parameters. The mixtures containing Mg-, Li-, and Ca-borohydrides also released hydrogen in a single event. The Mass Spectrometry (MS) results show a double step reaction within a narrow temperature range for both the Na-and K-borohydride mixtures. This phenomenon, observed for the RHC systems at the same anionic ratio with all five light metal borohydride mixtures, can be described as simultaneous hydrogen desorption within a narrow temperature range centered around 300 C. V C 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. [http://dx.