%0 journal article
%@ 1463-9076
%A Puszkiel, J.A.,Castro Riglos, M.V.,Karimi, F.,Santoru, A.,Pistidda, C.,Klassen, T.,Bellosta von Colbe, J.M.,Dornheim, M.

%D 2017
%J Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
%N 11
%P 7455-7460 
%R doi:10.1039/C6CP08278E
%T Changing the dehydrogenation pathway of LiBH4–MgH2 via nanosized lithiated TiO2
%U https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP08278E
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%X Nanosized lithiated titanium oxide (LixTiO2) noticeably improves the kinetic behaviour of 2LiBH4 + MgH2. The presence of LixTiO2 reduces the time required for the first dehydrogenation by suppressing the intermediate reaction to Li2B12H12, leading to direct MgB2 formation.