An in situ neutron diffraction measurement of the pressure-temperature evolution of a MgD2:TiD2 mixture

High Pressure Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 643-652

  Moser, D ^a   Bull, D J ^a   Cowpe, J S ^a,d   Roach, D L ^a   Ross, D K ^a   Noreus, D ^b   Tucker, M G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

high pressure cell; metal hydrides; neutron diffraction; phase transition; structure

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURES; ANVIL CELLS; BULK COMPOUNDS; CONVENTIONAL METALS; HIGH PRESSURE CELLS; HIGH-PRESSURE SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPACITIES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; MAGNESIUM HYDRIDE; METAL HYDRIDES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION;

ELECTRODES; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MAGNESIUM; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 78650387319     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: 14772299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957959.2010.533664     Document Type: Article

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