Determination of the water network in a polymeric bimetallic Ru-Co compound.
In the present proposal, we would like to study an organometallic-Ru-Co polymer (Ru-Co). Its single-crystal structure shows that distances among water molecules into the channels are larger than that expected for van der Waals interactions, which are easily eliminated by low vacuum. Neutron dispersion studies performed with TOSCA (at ISIS) revealed that probably the water molecules are confined by a new structure, possibly a pseudo-liquid or even could constitute an unknown ice phase (within the complex. This determination could show that water could exist in pseudo-liquid conditions at very low temperatures, like those found in external space, and could transport life throughout the cosmos. Despite water molecules constituting a new ice phase, this result is an interesting finding that will provide valuable information to know more about water and ice. We will intend to use D19 equipped with the 4-circle helium-based displex operated at 0.95 Å. This can reliably operate between temperatures of 2 K to room temperature (300 K), which facilitates determining the crystal structure of the complex Ru-Co but also the dynamic of water molecules into the channels at different temperatures.
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Antonio Romerosa; Caņadillas-Delgado, L. and SCALAMBRA Franco. (2023). Determination of the water network in a polymeric bimetallic Ru-Co compound.. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.DIR-265
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