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Hydrogenation via a low energy mechanochemical approach: the MgB$_2$ case

Materials Science 2021-04-22 v1 Applied Physics

Abstract

This work aims at investigating the effect that the energy transferred during powder-to-wall collisions in a milling process without grinding media entails on solid-gas reactions. For this purpose, the synthesis of Mg(BH4_4)2_2 from MgB2_2 in a pressurized hydrogen atmosphere was chosen as a model reaction. MgB2_2 was milled under a broad set of milling parameters (i.e. milling times and rotation regimes) and the obtained product thoroughly characterized. By proving the partial formation of Mg(BH4_4)2_2, the results of this investigation indicate that the energy transferred to the powder bed by the powder particles colliding with the chamber wall during milling is not negligible, in particular when the milling process is protracted for a long period.

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@article{arxiv.2102.09241,
  title  = {Hydrogenation via a low energy mechanochemical approach: the MgB$_2$ case},
  author = {Claudio Pistidda and Archa Santhosh and Paul Jerabek and Yuanyuan Shang and Alessandro Girella and Chiara Milanese and Maria Dore and Sebastiano Garroni and Simone Bordignon and Michele R. Chierotti and Thomas Klassen and Martin Dornheim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.09241},
  year   = {2021}
}