Variable reflectance coatings (switchable mirrors) have significant advantages over traditional absorbing devices for radiant energy control in a variety of architectural and aerospace applications due to their large dynamic ranges in both transmission and reflection in the visible and near infrared regimes. Although electrochromic and gasochromic metal hydride films have been the primary focus...

Hydrido complexes, especially of the platinum group metals, have a pivotal role in homogeneous catalysis (1). They appear as intermediates in many catalytic cycles, including hydroformylation, asymmetric hydrogenation, hydroxycarboxylation, and oligomerisation of olefins. In order to perform highly selective hydrido-mediated catalytic reactions it is essential that ligands are present which all...

As a partner for the DOE Metal Hydride Center of Excellence (MHCoE), GE Global Research in Niskayuna, NY developed a robust approach for metal hydride discovery as schematically shown in Figure 1. The approach is used on a daily basis at GE and it has streamlined the metal hydride discovery process. Our research allows us to investigate large numbers of compositions simultaneously, quickly scre...

The observation of hydride species in reduced ceria has triggered recent interest because the formation hydrides solid catalysts is limited although are widely explored homogeneous catalysis as active for hydrogenation reactions. Here, a strategy proposed to enhance and activity surface on oxide-based via construction metal–oxide interface. Specifically, during reaction with H2, Cu supported Ce...

The chemistry of metal hydrides is implicated in a range of catalytic processes at metal centers. Gaining insight into the formation of such sites by protonation and/or electronation is therefore of significant value in fully exploiting the potential of such systems. Here, we show that the muonium radical (Mu. ), used as a low isotopic mass analogue of hydrogen, can be exploited to probe the ea...