Experimental and computational studies on the formation of mixed amide-hydride solid solutions for CsNH2-CsH system

In this study, experimental determination and computational prediction are combined to investigate the formation of a mixed amide-hydride solid solution for the CsNH2-CsH system in a wide compositional range. The experimentally obtained results strongly indicate that a complete amide-hydride solid solution Cs(NH2)(x)H(1-x)with a stable cubic structure is achievable when the molar fraction of amide (x) is lower than 0.9. These results validate and confirm our data computationally via first-principles calculations, including the simulations of infrared (IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra for structures of various compositions as well as the determination of the dipolar coupling constants. Both the computed vibrational frequencies and H-1 chemical shifts of CsNH2 and CsH moieties in the Cs(NH2)(x)H1-x (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1) solid solution structures agree with the experimental IR and 1H MAS NMR data of the mixed xCsNH(2)+(1-x)CsH samples, confirming the formation of the solid solutions. The closest interproton distance in the homogeneous Cs(NH2)(0 center dot 5)H-0.5 solid solution is computed to be 3.67 angstrom, which is larger than that of the known Rb(NH2)(0 center dot 5)H-0.5 solid solution (3.29 angstrom). This work's combi-nation of theoretical research and experimentation provides a suitable framework for the structural analysis and property estimation of other M-N-H solid solutions.

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In this study, a mixed amide-hydride solid solution for the CsNH2-CsH system was investigated using a combination of experimental determination and computational prediction. The results demonstrate that a complete amide-hydride solid solution Cs(NH2)(x)H(1-x) with a stable cubic structure can be achieved when the molar fraction of amide (x) is lower than 0.9. The computational simulations and experimental data of infrared (IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra confirm the formation of the solid solutions.