Hydrogen Vacancy Clustering (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Hydrogen Vacancy Clustering

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Hydrogen vacancy clustering in aluminum hydride (AlH3): The dark blue atoms represent the Al atoms in the regular AlH3 lattice, and the light blue atoms represent the Al atoms in the Al-rich region created by the clustering of hydrogen vacancies as hydrogen leaves the material.

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Van de Walle Group

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