Abstract
We report a scandium oxyhydride BaScO2H prepared by solid state reaction under high pressure. Rietveld refinements against powder synchrotron X-ray and neutron diffraction data revealed that BaScO2H adopts the ideal cubic perovskite structure (Pm3̅m), where oxide (O2-) and hydride (H-) anions are disordered.1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy provides a positive chemical shift of about +4.4 ppm, which can be understood by the distance to the nearest (and possibly the next nearest) cation from the H nucleus. A further analysis of the NMR data and calculations based on ab initio random structure searches suggest a partial cis preference in ScO4H2 octahedra. The present oxyhydride, if compositionally or structurally tuned, may become a candidate for H- conductors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4840-4845 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry