Changing the dehydrogenation pathway of LiBH4-MgH2via nanosized lithiated TiO2.

Julián PuszkielM V Castro RiglosF KarimiAntonio SantoruC PistiddaT KlassenJ M Bellosta von ColbeM Dornheim

Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP (2018)

Nanosized lithiated titanium oxide (LixTiO2) noticeably improves the kinetic behaviour of 2LiBH4 + MgH2. The presence of LixTiO2 reduces the time required for the first dehydrogenation by suppressing the intermediate reaction to Li2B12H12, leading to direct MgB2 formation.

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quantum dots
ion batteries
visible light
solid state