Electronic structure of lithium amide

Kamakura, Nozomu; Takeda, Yukiharu   ; Saito, Yuji  ; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Tsubota, Masami*; Paik, B.*; Ichikawa, Takayuki*; Kojima, Yoshitsugu*; Muro, Takayuki*; Kato, Yukako*; Kinoshita, Toyohiko*

The electronic structure of lithium amide, which is lightweight complex hydride expected as a high-capacity hydrogen storage material, is investigated by N 1 soft X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) and absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The overall feature of the electronic structure of lithium amide by the XES and XAS is consistent with the band calculation, while the strongly hybridized state with H 1 is located at higher binding energy than the band calculation.