S. Orimo et H. Fujii, HYDRIDING PROPERTIES OF THE MG2NI-H SYSTEM SYNTHESIZED BY REACTIVE MECHANICAL GRINDING, Journal of alloys and compounds, 232(1-2), 1996, pp. 16-19
The intermetallic compound Mg,Ni was mechanically ground under a hydro
gen atmosphere. Its hydrogen content reaches 1.6 wt.% (Mg2NiH1.8) with
out changing the crystal structure of the matrix Mg2Ni phase, and the
dehydriding reaction starts at around 440 K. Its properties are most l
ikely to originate from the formation of a nano-scale composite materi
al which is composed of the crystalline matrix phase and the disordere
d interface phase.