Filling of the transition metal d band

FIGURE 18.12 Changes in the desorption enthalpy for mixed cations metal chloride amines. Pure metal amines are open squares, open and fQled triangles use Mg(NH3)jCl2 arid Ca(NH3),a2 as template structures respectively. The trend of increasing desorption enthalpy with the filling of the transition metal d-band is evident, the trend is also clearly visible also when doing a 1 1 mixture in both the Mg and Ca hosts (adapted from Ref. [KXl]). 

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