Synthesis of Tantalum Hydride Using Mechanical Milling and Its Characterization by XRD, SEM, and TGA
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51354#.VGVf5GfHRK0 Author(s) José Luis Iturbe-García , Beatriz Eugenia López-Muñoz Affiliation(s) Chemistry Department, National Institute of Nuclear Researches, Ocoyoacac, Mexico . ABSTRACT In this paper, we report the results obtained from different phases of metal hydrides. The synthesis and characterization of tantalum hydrides were obtained “in situ” during mechanical milling. Elemental Ta with purity of 99.8% was used in this investigation to obtain the hydrides. A highenergy ball milling technique was utilized to prepare hydrogenated phases. Ta hydrides and oxides were formed as function of milling process time. Milling t...