Cesium Platinide Hydride Crystals (IMAGE)

DOE/Ames National Laboratory

Cesium Platinide Hydride Crystals

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Cesium platinide hydride, or 4Cs2Pt?CsH, forms a translucent ruby red crystal and can exist only in an inert environment similar to conditions that exist in outer space.

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Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy

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