
Scientists create first intermetallic double salt with platinum
Scientists report that they have created the first intermetallic double salt with platinum. 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. It’s a new member of a rare family of compounds in which a metal forms a truly negatively charged ion. Ref. Source 3v.
Its interesting, but I'm having a hard time imagining a use for it.
While metallic ions with a negative charge could be useful in a number of applications, they'd have to be stable under conditions that are anything but inert.
About the best I can come up with are single use leak detectors for use with vacuum rated seals, but we have more efficient methods for that as is. Edited: daishain on 25th Nov, 2016 - 8:04pm