Diverse high-pressure chemistry in Y-NH₃BH₃ and Y–paraffin oil systems

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Aslandukova, Alena ; Aslandukov, Andrii ; Laniel, Dominique ; Yin, Yuqing ; Akbar, Fariia Iasmin ; Bykov, Maxim ; Fedotenko, Timofey ; Glazyrin, Konstantin ; Pakhomova, Anna ; Garbarino, Gaston ; Bright, Eleanor Lawrence ; Wright, Jonathan ; Hanfland, Michael ; Chariton, Stella ; Prakapenka, Vitali ; Dubrovinskaia, Natalia ; Dubrovinsky, Leonid:
Diverse high-pressure chemistry in Y-NH₃BH₃ and Y–paraffin oil systems.
In: Science Advances. Bd. 10 (2024) Heft 11 . - eadl5416.
ISSN 2375-2548
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl5416

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Abstract

The yttrium-hydrogen system has gained attention because of near-ambient temperature superconductivity reports in yttrium hydrides at high pressures. We conducted a study using synchrotron single-crystal x-ray diffraction (SCXRD) at 87 to 171 GPa, resulting in the discovery of known (two YH₃ phases) and five previously unknown yttrium hydrides. These were synthesized in diamond anvil cells by laser heating yttrium with hydrogen-rich precursors-ammonia borane or paraffin oil. The arrangements of yttrium atoms in the crystal structures of new phases were determined on the basis of SCXRD, and the hydrogen content estimations based on empirical relations and ab initio calculations revealed the following compounds: Y₃H₁₁, Y₂H₉, Y₄H₂₃, Y₁₃H₇₅, and Y₄H₂₅. The study also uncovered a carbide (YC₂) and two yttrium allotropes. Complex phase diversity, variable hydrogen content in yttrium hydrides, and their metallic nature, as revealed by ab initio calculations, underline the challenges in identifying superconducting phases and understanding electronic transitions in high-pressure synthesized materials. Single-crystal XRD supported by theoretical calculations reveals the formation of seven yttrium hydrides at high pressures.