¹H NMR Studies of MgH₂

Abstract

We report on 1 H NMR studies of commercially available powder MgH 2 exposed to air and maybe humidity, which has been believed to be a promising material for hydrogen storage. The Fourier transform of the free-induction decay of the protons indicatesd superposition of broad and narrow components in the NMR spectrum, while the Fourier transform of the 1 H nuclear spin-echo reproduced the narrow component. With cooling down below room temperature, the ratio of the narrow peak to the broad spectrum decreased. The broad spectrum is associated with direct dipolar coupled protons on an inhomogeneous rigid lattice. The narrow peak is associated with interstitial protons with more inhomogeneous surroundings.