Yan, YigangRemhof, ArndtRentsch, DanielZuettel, Andreas2015-02-202015-02-202015-02-20201510.1039/c4cc05266hhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/111365WOS:000346166600020The presence of MgB12H12 has often been considered as the major obstacle for the reversible hydrogen storage in Mg(BH4)(2). This communication provides evidence that the MgB12H12 phase (or [B12H12](2-) monomer) does not exist in the decomposition products of Mg(BH4)(2) at temperatures ranging from 265 to 400 degrees C, and thereby it will not act as a dead end.The role of MgB12H12 in the hydrogen desorption process of Mg(BH4)(2)text::journal::journal article::research article