Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 429.

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On the Configuration of the [NiH4] Complex in Cubic Mg2NiH4 Structure

LIAO Meng-Sheng, ZHANG Qian-Er   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005
  • Received:1996-04-21 Online:1997-03-24 Published:1997-03-24

Abstract: The configuration of the [NiH4] complex in cubic Mg2NiH4 structure has been investigated by using relativistic density-functional method The crystalline environment was simulated by a cut-off type Made1ung potential.Asquare planar configuration of NiH42-and a tetrahedral configuration of Ni44-Hare assumed, respectively in the calculations.For the square planar configuration, a good agreement of the calculated bond length and force constant with experimental ones was obtained.However, the calculation on the tetrahedral configuration yielded too short Ni-Hbond length and too large Ni-H42-force constant.The comparison between the calculated results and experimenta1 ones gives a clear preference of the square NiH44-configuration over the tetrahedral NiHconfiguration in the cubic Mg2NiH4 structure.

Key words: Configuration, Magnesium nickel hydride, Density-functional calculations, Crystal field

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