Recent experimental results on the electronic structure of binary and ternary hydrides

Abstract Recent experimental results on the electronic structure of hydrides of palladium, the rare earths, niobium and magnesium, of the intermetallic compounds LaNi 5 , FeTi and Mg 2 Ni, of the zirconium-based Laves phase compounds and of a few glassy metals are reviewed and compared with results of band structure calculations. The review focuses on results obtained by photoelectron and X-ray spectroscopy methods. Emphasis is placed on missing data to stimulate further investigations.