The hydride Mg2FeH6 was synthesized by high-energy ball milling of MgH
2 and Fe under argon atmosphere without subsequent sintering. After 60
h of milling, 56% wt. of Mg2FeH6 was synthesized. This yield was dedu
ced from Rieltveld analysis of the X-ray powder measurements and confi
rmed by pressured differential scanning calorimeter (PDSC). Hydrogen c
apacity measurements indicated that the loss of capacity with cycling
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