HYDROGEN (DEUTERIUM) BONDING PROPERTIES IN ZRV2DX STUDIED BY SIMS ANDSNMS

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and secondary neutral mass spec trometry (SNMS) measurements on the Zr-V-H(D) system have been carried out to study the hydrogen bonding properties of the AB(2) Laves phase ZrV2 in comparison to those of the pure components Zr and V. The SIMS spectra clearly show that Zr and V both keep their hydrogen bonding a bility also in the Laves phase without clearly perceptible alterations . Only the hydrogen bonding character of Zr seems to be influenced a l ittle, probably due to a weak electron transfer from zirconium.