Electrode Characteristics of MmNi_5-based Alloys for Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries

Negative electrodes of the Ni-metal hydride battery were made from hydrogen storage alloy Mm0.9Ti0. 1Ni3. 9Mn0.4Co0.4Al0.3 mod fied by coating with Ni or mixing with Co powder. The cell volume expansion of hexagonal structure was about 12 % after coating with 11 % Ni on the alloy Surface,When this alloy was mixed with Co powder. the discharge capacity and the utilization efficiency of the hydrogen storage alloy increased. When the alloy was coated with 11 wt-% Ni and also mixed with 10 wt-% Co powder. the capacity decay for a small sealed cylindrical cell (AA size. 1 Ah) was only about 4 % after 200 cycles

Preparation of TiAl alloy powder by high-energy ball milling and diffusion reaction at low temperature

In this paper, TiAl alloy powders were prepared successfully by high-energy ball milling and diffusion reaction in vacuum at low temperature. The titanium powder, aluminum powder, and titanium hydride powder were used as raw materials. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, field-emission scanning electron microscopy（FESEM）, and differential thermal analysis（DTA）. The results show that the alloy powders with the main intermetallic compounds of TiAl are obtained using Ti-Al powders and TiH2-Al powders after heated for 2 h at 500 ℃,3 h at 600 ℃,and 3 h at 750 ℃,respectively.The average grain sizes of alloy powder are about 45 and20 μm with irregular shape, respectively. The prepared TiAl alloy powders are relatively pure, and the average quality content of oxygen in the alloy powders is0.33 wt%. The forming process of alloy powder contains both the diffusion reaction of Ti and Al,which gives priority to the diffusion reaction of aluminum.

Hydriding/dehydriding properties of NdMgNi alloy with catalyst CeO_2

Hydrogen storage composites Nd2Mg17-50 wt.%Ni-x wt.%CeO2（x=0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0） were obtained by induction-ball milling method. The catalytic effect of CeO_2 on hydriding kinetics of Nd_2Mg17-50 wt.%Ni composite was investigated. X-ray diffraction（XRD） and high resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）, selected area electron diffraction（SAED） analyses showed that Nd_2Mg17-50 wt.%Ni alloy had a multiphase structure, consisting of NdMg12, NdMg_2Ni, Mg_2Ni and Ni phases and the addition of catalyst CeO_2 prompted the composites to be partly transformed into amorphous strucutre. The CeO_2 improved the maximum hydrogen capacity of Nd_2Mg17-50 wt.%Ni alloy from 3.192 wt.% to 3.376 wt.%（x=1.0）. What＇s more, the increment of diffusion coefficient D led to the faster hydriding kinetics, which was calculated by Avrami-Erofeev equation. The dehydrogenation temperature reduced from 515.54 to 504.72 K was mainly caused by the decrease of activation energy from 93.28 to 69.36 kJ /mol, which was proved by the Kissinger equation.

Chemisorption solid materials for hydrogen storage near ambient temperature:A review

Solid chemisorption technologies for hydrogen storage,especially high-efficiency hydrogen storage of fuel cells in near ambient temperature zone defined from−20 to 100℃,have a great application potential for realizing the global goal of carbon dioxide emission reduction and vision of carbon neutrality.However,there are several challenges to be solved at near ambient temperature,i.e.,unclear hydrogen storage mechanism,low sorption capacity,poor sorption kinetics,and complicated synthetic procedures.In this review,the characteristics and modification methods of chemisorption hydrogen storage materials at near ambient temperature are discussed.The interaction between hydrogen and materials is analyzed,including the microscopic,thermodynamic,and mechanical properties.Based on the classification of hydrogen storage metals,the operation temperature zone and temperature shifting methods are discussed.A series of modification and reprocessing methods are summarized,including preparation,synthesis,simulation,and experimental analysis.Finally,perspectives on advanced solid chemisorption materials promising for efficient and scalable hydrogen storage systems are provided.