{"paper":{"title":"Thermodynamics of hydride formation: Anisotropic size-dependent coupled chemo-thermo-mechanical effects at Ni/NiH interfaces","license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"cond-mat.mtrl-sci","authors_text":"Abhijit Chatterjee, Sourabh Singha","submitted_at":"2026-07-10T21:06:48Z","abstract_excerpt":"Ni nanoparticles are frequently used as catalysts for hydrogenation reactions as well as in hydrogen storage applications. Recently, we have shown that small Ni nanoparticles can absorb hydrogen at < 10 bar pressure to form Ni hydride. During this process, the hydride growth is anisotropic, and a coherent Ni/NiH interface is formed. In order to explain the anisotropy and to comprehensively account for the coupling chemical, mechanical and thermal effects, we develop in this study a simplified chemo-thermo-mechanical enthalpy model for Ni/NiH interfaces in thin films. This model captures the co"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"2607.09977","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"integrity":{"clean":true,"summary":{"advisory":0,"critical":0,"by_detector":{},"informational":0},"endpoint":"/pith/2607.09977/integrity.json","findings":[],"available":true,"detectors_run":[],"snapshot_sha256":"c28c3603d3b5d939e8dc4c7e95fa8dfce3d595e45f758748cecf8e644a296938"},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}