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Crystal And Electronic Structures Of The Complex Hydride Li₄Bn₃H₁₀, Jinbo Yang, X. J. Wang, Qingsheng Cai, William B. Yelon, William Joseph James Aug 2007

Crystal And Electronic Structures Of The Complex Hydride Li₄Bn₃H₁₀, Jinbo Yang, X. J. Wang, Qingsheng Cai, William B. Yelon, William Joseph James

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The crystal structure of Li4BN3H10 was investigated using powder neutron diffraction with high sensitivity. The compound crystallizes in the cubic space group 213 with lattice parameters a=10.645 19(52) Å with an ordered arrangement of [NH2]−1 and [BH4]−1 anions in a molar ratio of 3:1. The bond lengths between the nearest nitrogen and hydrogen atoms are 1.04(4) and 1.14(4) Å. The bond angle between H(1)-N-H(2) is about 126(6)°, while those between H(3)-B-H(3) and H(3)-B-H(4) are about 109(6)°-110(7)°. There are three different Li sites surrounded by [NH2]−1 and [BH4]−1 anions in distorted tetrahedral configurations. The Li(3)-B and Li(3)-N bond distances are about …


Neutron Diffraction Studies Of Erni₅₋ₓcoₓ (X=0.68, 1.68, 2.26) Alloys, Z. Zu, William B. Yelon, G. K. Marasinghe, William Joseph James Jan 1995

Neutron Diffraction Studies Of Erni₅₋ₓcoₓ (X=0.68, 1.68, 2.26) Alloys, Z. Zu, William B. Yelon, G. K. Marasinghe, William Joseph James

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ErNi5-xCox alloys were prepared by RF induction melting and analyzed using neutron powder diffraction. Rietveld analysis neutron diffraction data indicates the unit cell volume increases with Co content while the a and c lattice parameters show different dependencies on the composition. the Co atoms show higher affinity for the 3g sites than for the 2c sites. the Co sublattice tends to couple antiferromagnetically to the Er sublattice. the easy magnetization direction is along the c axis.