title: First crystal structure studies of CaAlH5.
abstract: A new member of the aluminum hydride family, CaAlH5, is formed during the decomposition of Ca(AlH4)2. The crystal structure of this new compound was calculated by density functional theory band-structure calculations and confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction analysis. The structure crystallizes in space group P2(1)/n (No. 14), with a = 8.3797(9) angstroms, b = 6.9293(8) angstroms, c = 9.8138(11) angstroms, beta = 93.78(1) degrees, and Z = 8.
authors: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim, Germany. weidenthaler@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
authors: Claudia
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