The La-Mg-Ni-based A2B7-type Lao.8_xNdx Mgo.2Ni3.35Alo.lSio.o5 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) electrode alloys were prepared by casting and annealing. The influence of the partial substitution of Nd for La on the s...The La-Mg-Ni-based A2B7-type Lao.8_xNdx Mgo.2Ni3.35Alo.lSio.o5 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) electrode alloys were prepared by casting and annealing. The influence of the partial substitution of Nd for La on the structure and electrochemical performances of the alloys was investigated. The structural analysis of X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy reveals that the experimental alloys consist of two major phases: (La,Mg)2Ni7 with the hexagonal Ce2Ni7-type structure and LaNi5 with the hexagonal CaCus-type structure as well as some residual phases of LaNi3 and NdNis. The electrochemical measurements indicate that an evident change of the electrochemical performance of the alloys is associated with the substitution of Nd for La. The discharge capacity of the alloy first increases then decreases with the growing Nd content, whereas their cycle stability clearly grows all the time. Furthermore, the measurements of the high rate discharge ability, the limiting current density, and hydrogen diffusion coefficient all demonstrate that the electrochemical kinetic properties of the alloy electrodes first augment then decline with the rising amount of Nd substitution.展开更多
The nanocrystalline Mg2Ni-type electrode alloys with nominal compositions of Mg20Ni10-xCux (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The microstructures of the alloys were characterized by XRD, ...The nanocrystalline Mg2Ni-type electrode alloys with nominal compositions of Mg20Ni10-xCux (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The microstructures of the alloys were characterized by XRD, SEM and HRTEM. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinet-ics of the alloys were measured using an auto-matically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The re- sults show that all the as-spun alloys hold ty- pical nanocrystalline structure. The substitution of Cu for Ni does not change the major phase Mg2Ni but it leads to the formation of the sec-ondary phase Mg2Cu. The hydrogen absorption capacity of the alloys first increases and then decreases with rising Cu content, but the hy-drogen desorption capacity of the alloys mono- tonously grows with increasing Cu content. The melt spinning significantly improves the hydro- genation and dehydrogenation capacities and kinetics of the alloys.展开更多
The influence of solute Ce,Mn,and Si on the mechanical properties of silicon steel was investigated by first-principles calculation.Ce,Mn,and Si can all be solubilized in Fe matrix.Ce significantly reduces the incompr...The influence of solute Ce,Mn,and Si on the mechanical properties of silicon steel was investigated by first-principles calculation.Ce,Mn,and Si can all be solubilized in Fe matrix.Ce significantly reduces the incompressibility and rigidity of the system but also significantly improves the toughness and machinability.The effect of Mn on mechanical properties of the system is not obvious.Si has a significant effect on the improvement in incompressibility and rigidity but a limited effect on the improvement in toughness and machinability.The metallic bond strength of Fe-Ce,Fe-Mn,and Fe-Si doped systems is weaker than that of the pure Fe system,which can be used to explain the reduction in the incompressibility and rigidity of these doped systems.The relatively high electron cloud density in the doped system may be responsible for the increase in toughness.展开更多
Inconel 625+WC composite coatings were prepared on the surface of 2Cr13 steel by laser cladding.The microstructure,microhardness and corrosion resistance of the composite coatings with different WC contents were inves...Inconel 625+WC composite coatings were prepared on the surface of 2Cr13 steel by laser cladding.The microstructure,microhardness and corrosion resistance of the composite coatings with different WC contents were investigated in detail.The results show that the phase compositions of the composite coatings are mainly y-(Ni,Fe)and various carbides.The content of WC has a significant effect on the microstructure of the cladding layers.When the WC content is 10 wt%and 15 wt%,the cladding layer has developed columnar dendrites.However,the 20 wt%WC coating is mainly composed of cellular dendrites and columnar dendrites.With the increase in WC content,the average hardness of the composite coating gradually increases.The average hardness of 20 wt%WC coating is the highest(HV_(1)536.98),which is a factor of2.64 greater than that of the 2 Cr13 steel matrix.Electrochemical results show that all the composite coatings have better corrosion resistance than 2 Cr13 steel in 0.5 mol·L^(-1) HCl solution.The composite coating with 10 wt%WC has the best corrosion resistance,its corrosion potential(E_(corr))is 0.78806 V higher than that of 2 Cr13 steel,and the corrosion current density(I_(corr))is only 0.86%that of 2 Cr13 steel.展开更多
In order to improve the electrochemical cycle stability of the RE–Mg–Ni-based A2B7-type electrode alloys, a small amount of Si has been added into the alloys.The casting and annealing technologies were adopted to fa...In order to improve the electrochemical cycle stability of the RE–Mg–Ni-based A2B7-type electrode alloys, a small amount of Si has been added into the alloys.The casting and annealing technologies were adopted to fabricate the La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.3Co0.2Six(x = 0–0.2) electrode alloys. The impacts of the addition of Si and annealing treatment on the structures and electrochemical performances of the alloys were investigated systematically. The results obtained by XRD and SEM show that all the as-cast and annealed alloys are of a multiphase structure, involving two main phases(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 as well as a residual phase La Ni3. Both adding Si and the annealing treatment lead to an evident change in the phase abundance and cell parameters of(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 major phases of the alloy without altering its main phase component. Moreover, the annealing treatment has the composition of the alloy distributed more homogeneously overall and simultaneously causes the grain of the alloy to be coarsened obviously. The electrochemical measurements indicate that adding Si and the annealing treatment give a significant rise to the influence on the electrochemical performances of the alloys. In brief, the cycle stability of the as-cast and annealed alloys evidently increases with the rising of Si content, while their discharge capacities obviously decrease under the same circumstances. Furthermore, the electrochemical kineticproperties of the electrode alloys, including the high rate discharge ability, the limiting current density(IL), hydrogen diffusion coefficient(D), and the charge-transfer resistance, first augment and then decline with the rising of Si content. Similarly, it is found that the above-mentioned electrochemical properties first mount up and then go down with the rising annealing temperature.展开更多
Degradation behaviors of three typical La-Mg-Ni alloys, La2MgNi9, La1.5Mg0.5Ni7 and La4MgNi19, were studied. La1.5- Mg0.5Ni7 with (La,Mg)2Ni7 as main phase presents better discharge capacity and cycling stability. T...Degradation behaviors of three typical La-Mg-Ni alloys, La2MgNi9, La1.5Mg0.5Ni7 and La4MgNi19, were studied. La1.5- Mg0.5Ni7 with (La,Mg)2Ni7 as main phase presents better discharge capacity and cycling stability. The three alloys suffer severe pulverization and corrosion after electrochemical cycles, which are considered to be the significant factor attributing to the capacity deterioration. However, the overall corrosion extent of the three cycled alloys aggravates successively, which is inconsistent with the result that LaEMgNi9 presented poor cycling stability and also the assumption that alloy with high Mg content is easy to be corroded. The intrinsic anti-corrosion and anti-pulverization characteristics of the three alloys are mainly focused in this work. Immersion corrosion experiments demonstrate that the Mg-rich phases are more easily to be corroded. The corrosion resistance of the three alloys presents an improved trend which is inversely proportional to abundance of the Mg-rich phases. However, the anti-pulverization abilities present an inverse trend, which is closely related to the mechanical property of various phase structures. LaNi5 with the highest hardness is easy to crack, but the soft (La,Mg)Ni2 is more resistant to crack formation and spreading. Thus, the weaker corrosion of La2MgNi9 after electro- chemical cycling is attributed to the better intrinsic anti-pulverization capability though the anti-corrosion is poor. As La4MgNi19 possesses excellent corrosion resistance, enhancement of the anti-pulverization ability is urgent for improvement in the cycling stability.展开更多
In order to examine the effects of structure stability on the degradation behaviors of multiphase La0.7Mg0.3Ni3 alloy,changes of the crystal structure and hydrogen storage properties after gas-solid cycling were inves...In order to examine the effects of structure stability on the degradation behaviors of multiphase La0.7Mg0.3Ni3 alloy,changes of the crystal structure and hydrogen storage properties after gas-solid cycling were investigated in detail.The structural analysis identifies that(La,Mg)Ni3(PuNi3-type) phase transforms to amorphous,i.e.,hydrogen-induced amorphization(HIA) occurs whereas LaNi5(CaCu5-type),(La,Mg)2Ni7(Ce2Ni7-type),and(La,Mg)5Ni19(Pr5Co19-type) phases still keep crystalline upon hydriding/dehydriding cycling.Partial amorphization remarkably affects both the gas-solid and electrochemical storage performances.The plateau of PCT curves becomes narrow and steep with cycling.Moreover,the maximum electrochemical capacity decreases notably after gas-solid hydrogenation repeats.The electrochemical capacity reduction could be ascribed to both drop of the maximum storage capacity and the slope of plateau induced by partial amorphization.For direct electrochemical cycling,it is suggested that the capacity decay is mainly attributed to HIA in the initial stage.展开更多
The high efficiency of Ce addition in grain refinement ofδ-ferrite in a cast Fe–4 wt.%Si alloy was verified.In order to further understand the solute effect of Ce on the grain refinement of δ-ferrite,the convention...The high efficiency of Ce addition in grain refinement ofδ-ferrite in a cast Fe–4 wt.%Si alloy was verified.In order to further understand the solute effect of Ce on the grain refinement of δ-ferrite,the conventional directional solidification technique,which enabled to freeze the solid–liquid interface to room temperature,was used to investigate the interfacial morphology and solute redistribution in the liquid at the front of the interface,together with thermodynamic calculation of the equilibrium partition coefficients of Ce and Si in Fe–4 wt.%Si–Ce system using the Equilib module and the FsStel database in FactSage software system.Metallographic examination using a laser scanning confocal microscope showed a transition of the solid–liquid interface from planar to cellular in the Fe–4 wt.%Si alloy after adding 0.0260 wt.%Ce during the directional solidification experiment.Further,electron probe microanalysis revealed an enhanced segregation of Si solute in the liquid at the front of the solid–liquid interface due to the Ce addition.This solute segregation is considered as the cause of planar to cellular interface transition,which resulted from the creation of constitutional supercooling zone.Thermodynamic calculation indicated that Ce also segregated at the solid–liquid interface and the Ce addition had negligible effect on the equilibrium partition coefficient of Si.It is reasonable to consider that the contribution of Ce to the grain refinement ofδ-ferrite in the cast Fe–4 wt.%Si alloy as a solute was marginal.展开更多
Mg2Ni-type Mg20-xYxNi10(x=0,1,2,3 and4) electrode alloys were fabricated by vacuum induction melting.Subsequently,the as-cast alloys were mechanically milled on a planetary-type ball mill.The effects of milling time a...Mg2Ni-type Mg20-xYxNi10(x=0,1,2,3 and4) electrode alloys were fabricated by vacuum induction melting.Subsequently,the as-cast alloys were mechanically milled on a planetary-type ball mill.The effects of milling time and Y content on the microstructures and electrochemical performances of the alloys were investigated in detail.The results show that nanocrystalline and amorphous structure can be successfully obtained through mechanical milling.The substitution of Y for Mg facilitates the glass forming of the Mg2Ni-type alloy and significantly enhances the electrochemical characteristics of the alloy electrodes.Moreover,the discharge capacity of Y-free alloy monotonously grows with the milling time prolonging,while that of the Y-substituted alloys has the maximum values in the same case.The milling time of obtaining the greatest discharge capacity markedly decreases with Y content increasing.The electrochemical kinetics of the alloys,including high rate discharge ability(HRD),diffusion coefficient(D),limiting current density(IL) and charge transfer rate,monotonously increase with milling time extending.展开更多
The present work focuses on the structural stability upon hydrogenation of three typical La-Mg-Ni-based alloys: La2 MgNi9, LaaMgNi14 and La4MgNi19. Structural changes during gaseous and electrochemical cycles were ch...The present work focuses on the structural stability upon hydrogenation of three typical La-Mg-Ni-based alloys: La2 MgNi9, LaaMgNi14 and La4MgNi19. Structural changes during gaseous and electrochemical cycles were characterized, and the influence of the structure distortion on the hydrogen storage properties was concerned. Hydrogen-induced amor- phization (HIA) and disproportionation of the three alloys have occurred during both the gaseous and electrochemical cycles. Structural stability of the phase structures in the La-Mg-Ni system is found to follow the order: LaNi5- 〉 (La,Mg)5Ni19 〉 (La,Mg)2Ni7 〉 (La,Mg)Ni3 〉 (La,Mg)Ni2. HIA increases thermal stability of the metal hydrides and difficulty to dehydrogenation and leads to degradation of both the gaseous and electrochemical capacities. Interestingly, LaEMgNi9 with poor stability presents elevated discharge capability even at 60 ℃ which can be attributed to increase in the hydrogen desorption capability and inhibition of the self-discharge induced by severe HIA at higher temperatures. In addition, HIA in the electrochemical reactions is obviously weaker than the extent during the gaseous cycles, which is mainly due to the slower hydrogenation speed. The development of HIA in the gaseous and electrochemical process is considered to follow the direct and gradual modes, respectively.展开更多
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文摘The La-Mg-Ni-based A2B7-type Lao.8_xNdx Mgo.2Ni3.35Alo.lSio.o5 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) electrode alloys were prepared by casting and annealing. The influence of the partial substitution of Nd for La on the structure and electrochemical performances of the alloys was investigated. The structural analysis of X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy reveals that the experimental alloys consist of two major phases: (La,Mg)2Ni7 with the hexagonal Ce2Ni7-type structure and LaNi5 with the hexagonal CaCus-type structure as well as some residual phases of LaNi3 and NdNis. The electrochemical measurements indicate that an evident change of the electrochemical performance of the alloys is associated with the substitution of Nd for La. The discharge capacity of the alloy first increases then decreases with the growing Nd content, whereas their cycle stability clearly grows all the time. Furthermore, the measurements of the high rate discharge ability, the limiting current density, and hydrogen diffusion coefficient all demonstrate that the electrochemical kinetic properties of the alloy electrodes first augment then decline with the rising amount of Nd substitution.
文摘The nanocrystalline Mg2Ni-type electrode alloys with nominal compositions of Mg20Ni10-xCux (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The microstructures of the alloys were characterized by XRD, SEM and HRTEM. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinet-ics of the alloys were measured using an auto-matically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The re- sults show that all the as-spun alloys hold ty- pical nanocrystalline structure. The substitution of Cu for Ni does not change the major phase Mg2Ni but it leads to the formation of the sec-ondary phase Mg2Cu. The hydrogen absorption capacity of the alloys first increases and then decreases with rising Cu content, but the hy-drogen desorption capacity of the alloys mono- tonously grows with increasing Cu content. The melt spinning significantly improves the hydro- genation and dehydrogenation capacities and kinetics of the alloys.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52204364)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2021MD703850)+1 种基金Central Guidance on Local Science and Technology Development Fund Projects of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(No.2022ZY0090)Basic Scientific Research Business Expenses of Colleges and Universities in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2023QNJS011).
文摘The influence of solute Ce,Mn,and Si on the mechanical properties of silicon steel was investigated by first-principles calculation.Ce,Mn,and Si can all be solubilized in Fe matrix.Ce significantly reduces the incompressibility and rigidity of the system but also significantly improves the toughness and machinability.The effect of Mn on mechanical properties of the system is not obvious.Si has a significant effect on the improvement in incompressibility and rigidity but a limited effect on the improvement in toughness and machinability.The metallic bond strength of Fe-Ce,Fe-Mn,and Fe-Si doped systems is weaker than that of the pure Fe system,which can be used to explain the reduction in the incompressibility and rigidity of these doped systems.The relatively high electron cloud density in the doped system may be responsible for the increase in toughness.
基金financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(No.2017MS(LH)0518)。
文摘Inconel 625+WC composite coatings were prepared on the surface of 2Cr13 steel by laser cladding.The microstructure,microhardness and corrosion resistance of the composite coatings with different WC contents were investigated in detail.The results show that the phase compositions of the composite coatings are mainly y-(Ni,Fe)and various carbides.The content of WC has a significant effect on the microstructure of the cladding layers.When the WC content is 10 wt%and 15 wt%,the cladding layer has developed columnar dendrites.However,the 20 wt%WC coating is mainly composed of cellular dendrites and columnar dendrites.With the increase in WC content,the average hardness of the composite coating gradually increases.The average hardness of 20 wt%WC coating is the highest(HV_(1)536.98),which is a factor of2.64 greater than that of the 2 Cr13 steel matrix.Electrochemical results show that all the composite coatings have better corrosion resistance than 2 Cr13 steel in 0.5 mol·L^(-1) HCl solution.The composite coating with 10 wt%WC has the best corrosion resistance,its corrosion potential(E_(corr))is 0.78806 V higher than that of 2 Cr13 steel,and the corrosion current density(I_(corr))is only 0.86%that of 2 Cr13 steel.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50961009 and 51161015)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2011AA03A408)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2011ZD10 and 2010ZD05)
文摘In order to improve the electrochemical cycle stability of the RE–Mg–Ni-based A2B7-type electrode alloys, a small amount of Si has been added into the alloys.The casting and annealing technologies were adopted to fabricate the La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.3Co0.2Six(x = 0–0.2) electrode alloys. The impacts of the addition of Si and annealing treatment on the structures and electrochemical performances of the alloys were investigated systematically. The results obtained by XRD and SEM show that all the as-cast and annealed alloys are of a multiphase structure, involving two main phases(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 as well as a residual phase La Ni3. Both adding Si and the annealing treatment lead to an evident change in the phase abundance and cell parameters of(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 major phases of the alloy without altering its main phase component. Moreover, the annealing treatment has the composition of the alloy distributed more homogeneously overall and simultaneously causes the grain of the alloy to be coarsened obviously. The electrochemical measurements indicate that adding Si and the annealing treatment give a significant rise to the influence on the electrochemical performances of the alloys. In brief, the cycle stability of the as-cast and annealed alloys evidently increases with the rising of Si content, while their discharge capacities obviously decrease under the same circumstances. Furthermore, the electrochemical kineticproperties of the electrode alloys, including the high rate discharge ability, the limiting current density(IL), hydrogen diffusion coefficient(D), and the charge-transfer resistance, first augment and then decline with the rising of Si content. Similarly, it is found that the above-mentioned electrochemical properties first mount up and then go down with the rising annealing temperature.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51761032)the Natural Science Foundation Application of Inner Mongolia (No. 2014MS0526)
文摘Degradation behaviors of three typical La-Mg-Ni alloys, La2MgNi9, La1.5Mg0.5Ni7 and La4MgNi19, were studied. La1.5- Mg0.5Ni7 with (La,Mg)2Ni7 as main phase presents better discharge capacity and cycling stability. The three alloys suffer severe pulverization and corrosion after electrochemical cycles, which are considered to be the significant factor attributing to the capacity deterioration. However, the overall corrosion extent of the three cycled alloys aggravates successively, which is inconsistent with the result that LaEMgNi9 presented poor cycling stability and also the assumption that alloy with high Mg content is easy to be corroded. The intrinsic anti-corrosion and anti-pulverization characteristics of the three alloys are mainly focused in this work. Immersion corrosion experiments demonstrate that the Mg-rich phases are more easily to be corroded. The corrosion resistance of the three alloys presents an improved trend which is inversely proportional to abundance of the Mg-rich phases. However, the anti-pulverization abilities present an inverse trend, which is closely related to the mechanical property of various phase structures. LaNi5 with the highest hardness is easy to crack, but the soft (La,Mg)Ni2 is more resistant to crack formation and spreading. Thus, the weaker corrosion of La2MgNi9 after electro- chemical cycling is attributed to the better intrinsic anti-pulverization capability though the anti-corrosion is poor. As La4MgNi19 possesses excellent corrosion resistance, enhancement of the anti-pulverization ability is urgent for improvement in the cycling stability.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51161015 and 51371094)the Application Technology Research and Development Foundation of Inner Mongolia(No.20111401)the Innovation Foundation of Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology(No.2012NCL024)
文摘In order to examine the effects of structure stability on the degradation behaviors of multiphase La0.7Mg0.3Ni3 alloy,changes of the crystal structure and hydrogen storage properties after gas-solid cycling were investigated in detail.The structural analysis identifies that(La,Mg)Ni3(PuNi3-type) phase transforms to amorphous,i.e.,hydrogen-induced amorphization(HIA) occurs whereas LaNi5(CaCu5-type),(La,Mg)2Ni7(Ce2Ni7-type),and(La,Mg)5Ni19(Pr5Co19-type) phases still keep crystalline upon hydriding/dehydriding cycling.Partial amorphization remarkably affects both the gas-solid and electrochemical storage performances.The plateau of PCT curves becomes narrow and steep with cycling.Moreover,the maximum electrochemical capacity decreases notably after gas-solid hydrogenation repeats.The electrochemical capacity reduction could be ascribed to both drop of the maximum storage capacity and the slope of plateau induced by partial amorphization.For direct electrochemical cycling,it is suggested that the capacity decay is mainly attributed to HIA in the initial stage.
基金The authors are very grateful to the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51761034 and 51261018)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia in China(Grant Nos.2017MS0512 and 2020BS05018).
文摘The high efficiency of Ce addition in grain refinement ofδ-ferrite in a cast Fe–4 wt.%Si alloy was verified.In order to further understand the solute effect of Ce on the grain refinement of δ-ferrite,the conventional directional solidification technique,which enabled to freeze the solid–liquid interface to room temperature,was used to investigate the interfacial morphology and solute redistribution in the liquid at the front of the interface,together with thermodynamic calculation of the equilibrium partition coefficients of Ce and Si in Fe–4 wt.%Si–Ce system using the Equilib module and the FsStel database in FactSage software system.Metallographic examination using a laser scanning confocal microscope showed a transition of the solid–liquid interface from planar to cellular in the Fe–4 wt.%Si alloy after adding 0.0260 wt.%Ce during the directional solidification experiment.Further,electron probe microanalysis revealed an enhanced segregation of Si solute in the liquid at the front of the solid–liquid interface due to the Ce addition.This solute segregation is considered as the cause of planar to cellular interface transition,which resulted from the creation of constitutional supercooling zone.Thermodynamic calculation indicated that Ce also segregated at the solid–liquid interface and the Ce addition had negligible effect on the equilibrium partition coefficient of Si.It is reasonable to consider that the contribution of Ce to the grain refinement ofδ-ferrite in the cast Fe–4 wt.%Si alloy as a solute was marginal.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (Nos.51161015 and 51371094)the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metals and Materials (No.2011-ZD06)
文摘Mg2Ni-type Mg20-xYxNi10(x=0,1,2,3 and4) electrode alloys were fabricated by vacuum induction melting.Subsequently,the as-cast alloys were mechanically milled on a planetary-type ball mill.The effects of milling time and Y content on the microstructures and electrochemical performances of the alloys were investigated in detail.The results show that nanocrystalline and amorphous structure can be successfully obtained through mechanical milling.The substitution of Y for Mg facilitates the glass forming of the Mg2Ni-type alloy and significantly enhances the electrochemical characteristics of the alloy electrodes.Moreover,the discharge capacity of Y-free alloy monotonously grows with the milling time prolonging,while that of the Y-substituted alloys has the maximum values in the same case.The milling time of obtaining the greatest discharge capacity markedly decreases with Y content increasing.The electrochemical kinetics of the alloys,including high rate discharge ability(HRD),diffusion coefficient(D),limiting current density(IL) and charge transfer rate,monotonously increase with milling time extending.
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文摘The present work focuses on the structural stability upon hydrogenation of three typical La-Mg-Ni-based alloys: La2 MgNi9, LaaMgNi14 and La4MgNi19. Structural changes during gaseous and electrochemical cycles were characterized, and the influence of the structure distortion on the hydrogen storage properties was concerned. Hydrogen-induced amor- phization (HIA) and disproportionation of the three alloys have occurred during both the gaseous and electrochemical cycles. Structural stability of the phase structures in the La-Mg-Ni system is found to follow the order: LaNi5- 〉 (La,Mg)5Ni19 〉 (La,Mg)2Ni7 〉 (La,Mg)Ni3 〉 (La,Mg)Ni2. HIA increases thermal stability of the metal hydrides and difficulty to dehydrogenation and leads to degradation of both the gaseous and electrochemical capacities. Interestingly, LaEMgNi9 with poor stability presents elevated discharge capability even at 60 ℃ which can be attributed to increase in the hydrogen desorption capability and inhibition of the self-discharge induced by severe HIA at higher temperatures. In addition, HIA in the electrochemical reactions is obviously weaker than the extent during the gaseous cycles, which is mainly due to the slower hydrogenation speed. The development of HIA in the gaseous and electrochemical process is considered to follow the direct and gradual modes, respectively.