title: Formation of hydrides in (Ti(1-x)Zr(x))Co(2.00) (0 < x < 1) pseudobinary alloys.
abstract: The exposure of (Ti(1-x)Zr(x))Co(2.00) intermetallic alloys to hydrogen at high pressure caused (Ti(1-x)Zr(x))Co(2.00) (x = 0.50-0.90) hydrides in the alloy. The crystalline structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of parent alloys and of their hydrides were determined by using XRD (X-ray powder diffraction) and XAS (X-ray absorption spectrometry) and by the use of SQUID (a superconducting quantum interference device). Hydrogenation did not alter the crystal structure of the parent alloy, but it did increase the volume of the unit cell. An in situ Co K-edge XAS study of the hydride revealed that the valence state of Co increased during discharge (which is the release of hydrogen from the hydride). Hydrogenation of the parent alloy also reduced the magnetic moment. A possible mechanism of discharge for the hydride is also proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Filipek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wierzbicki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lee