On the Crystal Chemistry of Photochromic Yttrium Oxyhydride

Yttrium oxyhydride exhibits photochromic properties at ambient temperature and pressures. Although oxygen plays an important role in determining the optoelectronic properties of the material, the question remains open regarding the site that it occupies in the crystal structure. In this paper, we ad...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2022-03, Vol.15 (5), p.1903
Main Authors: Sørby, Magnus H., Martinsen, Fredrik, Karazhanov, Smagul Zh, Hauback, Bjørn C., Marstein, Erik S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambient temperature
Anions
Crystal structure
Hydrogen
Neutron diffraction
Optoelectronics
oxyhydride
Phase transitions
photochromic materials
Photochromism
Radiation
Sensors
Synchrotron radiation
Synchrotrons
Yttrium
yttrium hydride
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Summary:Yttrium oxyhydride exhibits photochromic properties at ambient temperature and pressures. Although oxygen plays an important role in determining the optoelectronic properties of the material, the question remains open regarding the site that it occupies in the crystal structure. In this paper, we address the issue by synchrotron radiation and neutron powder diffraction measurements. We report that the oxide anions occupy tetrahedral sites together with hydride anions in the face-centered cubic structure.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en15051903