The effect of heat-treatment process on the properties of Mm0.8Mg0.2(NiCoAlMn)3.5 hydrogen storage alloy was discussed. The electrochemical properties such as cycling stability, activation property, and the plateau vo...The effect of heat-treatment process on the properties of Mm0.8Mg0.2(NiCoAlMn)3.5 hydrogen storage alloy was discussed. The electrochemical properties such as cycling stability, activation property, and the plateau voltage of the alloy which was heat-treated in various temperatures and times had different changes during the cycle process, the optimum heat-treatment conditions of this alloy were determined by this work.展开更多
In order to investigate the effect of substituting La with Pr on structural and hydrogen storage properties of La-Mg-Ni system （AB3.5-type） hydrogen storage alloys, a series of La0.65-xPrxNd0.12Mg0.23Ni3.4Al0.1（x=0...In order to investigate the effect of substituting La with Pr on structural and hydrogen storage properties of La-Mg-Ni system （AB3.5-type） hydrogen storage alloys, a series of La0.65-xPrxNd0.12Mg0.23Ni3.4Al0.1（x=0, 0.10, 0.15, 0.2） hydrogen storage alloys were prepared. X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and energy dispersive spectrometer （EDS） analyses revealed that two alloys （x=0.0 and 0.10） were composed of （La,Mg）2（Ni,Al）7 phase, La（Ni,A1）5 phase and （La,Mg）Ni2 phase, while other alloys （x=0.15 and 0.20） consisted of （La,Mg）2（Ni,A1）7 phase, La（Ni,A1）5 phase, （La,Mg）Ni2 phase and （La,Mg）（Ni,A1）3 phase. All alloys showed, however, only one pressure plateau in P-C isotherms. The Pr/La ratio in alloy composition influenced hydrogen storage capacity and kinetics properties. Electrochemical studies showed that the discharge capacity decreased from 360 mAh/g （x=-0.00） to 335 mAh/g （x=-0.20） as x increased. But the high-rate dischargeability （HRD） of alloy electrodes increased from 26% （x=0.00） to 56% （x=-0.20） at a discharge current density of Id=1800 mA/g. Anode polarization measurements were done to further understand the electrochemical kinetics properties after Pr substitution.展开更多
Structural analysis was made using X-ray diffraction (XRD) Rietveld refinement on a series of La1+xMg2-xNi9 (x=0.0-1.0) ternary alloys. Results showed that each of La1+xMg2-xNi9 alloys was a PuNi3-type structure stack...Structural analysis was made using X-ray diffraction (XRD) Rietveld refinement on a series of La1+xMg2-xNi9 (x=0.0-1.0) ternary alloys. Results showed that each of La1+xMg2-xNi9 alloys was a PuNi3-type structure stacked by LaNi5 and (La, Mg) Ni2 blocks. Electrochemical tests revealed that discharge abilities of these La-Mg-Ni ternary alloys mainly depended on their atomic distances between (La, Mg) and Ni, which could be modified by varying the atomic ratios of La/Mg.展开更多
Mg-xwt.%CuY (x=15, 20, 25) composites were successfully prepared by reactive mechanical alloying (RMA). X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement shows that main phases of the as milled composites are MgH2 and Mg2Cu, and th...Mg-xwt.%CuY (x=15, 20, 25) composites were successfully prepared by reactive mechanical alloying (RMA). X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement shows that main phases of the as milled composites are MgH2 and Mg2Cu, and they converted into Mg and MgCu2 after dehydrogenation, respectively. Pressure-Composition-Isotherm (PCI) test shows that the composites exhibit double pressure plateau at each isothermal desorption process. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the composites become worse with increasing x content, indicating that Mg-Cu phase has a negative effect on the hydrogen sorption properties of the composites. It is supposed that the good hydrogen sorption properties of the composites attribute to the catalyst effect of yttrium hydride distributed in Mg substrate and the particles size reduction and crystal defects formed by RMA.展开更多
Phase compositions, morphologies and hydrogen storage properties of the as-cast and copper-mould-cast LaMgaNi alloys were studied. The dehydriding onset temperature of the as-cast alloy hydride was about 500 K, which ...Phase compositions, morphologies and hydrogen storage properties of the as-cast and copper-mould-cast LaMgaNi alloys were studied. The dehydriding onset temperature of the as-cast alloy hydride was about 500 K, which was at least 50 K higher than that of the copper-mould-cast one, and the copper-mould-cast alloy hydride had a faster dehydriding rate compared with as-cast one. Additionally, the copper-mould-cast alloy could uptake 2.85 wt.% hydrogen, which was 95.0% of saturated hydrogen storage capac- ity at room temperature. While only 1.80 wt.% hydrogen （60% of saturated capacity） was absorbed for the as-cast alloy under the same conditions. The reversible hydrogen storage capacities and plateau hydrogen pressures of the two alloys were close. X-ray dif- fractions and scanning electron microscopy results indicated that similar thermodynamic property of the two alloys should be ascribed to the same hydrogen storage phase, Mg and MgzNi. The better hydrogen sorption kinetics of copper-mould-cast alloy should be as- cribed to the more uniform phase distribution compared with that of the as-cast one.展开更多
La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5–xCo0.2Alx （x=0–0.09） hydrogen storage alloys were prepared by induction melting and effect of Al substitution for Ni on phase constitution and electrochemical property was investigated.With the s...La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5–xCo0.2Alx （x=0–0.09） hydrogen storage alloys were prepared by induction melting and effect of Al substitution for Ni on phase constitution and electrochemical property was investigated.With the substitution of Al for Ni,LaNi5 and LaNi2 phases occurred and （La,Mg）2（Ni,Co,Al）7 phase with hexagonal Ce2Ni7-type structure replaced （La,Mg）2（Ni,Co）7 phase.The cell volumes of LaNi5 and （La,Mg）2（Ni,Co,Al）7 main phases increased with increasing Al content.Some electrochemical properties and kinetic parameters of the alloys,including discharge capacity,high rate discharge ability （HRD）,loss angle （ψ）,exchange current density （I0） and limiting current density （IL）,decreased with increasing amount of substitution of Al for Ni.Substitution of Al for Ni could be favorable for positive shift in corrosion potential of the alloy electrode,and prolonged cyclic lifetime of La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5–xCo0.2Alx （x=0–0.09） alloy electrodes.展开更多
In order to investigate the effect of different B-site additions on phase structure and electrochemical properties of cobalt-free La-Mg-Ni based alloys, La0.80Mg0.20Ni2.85Al0.11M0.53 （M=Ni, Si, Cr, Cu, Fe） hydrogen ...In order to investigate the effect of different B-site additions on phase structure and electrochemical properties of cobalt-free La-Mg-Ni based alloys, La0.80Mg0.20Ni2.85Al0.11M0.53 （M=Ni, Si, Cr, Cu, Fe） hydrogen storage alloys were prepared and studied systematically. X-ray powder diffraction showed that the alloys consisted mainly of LaNi3 phase and LaNi5 phase except that Cr addition caused a minor Cr phase. Electrochemical testing indicated that alloys with additional Ni, Cr, Cu or Fe were activated within only 1-2 cycles, while that with Si addition needed 4 cycles. Adding Si, Cu and Fe increased cycling stability of La-Mg-Ni based alloys. However, maximum discharge capacity decreased from 362 mAh/g to 215 mAh/g in the order of Ni〉Fe〉Cu〉Cr〉Si. In addition, electrochemical kinetics of alloy electrodes was also researched by measuring high rate discharge ability （HRD）, hydrogen diffusion coefficient （D） and limiting current density （IL）.展开更多
文摘The effect of heat-treatment process on the properties of Mm0.8Mg0.2(NiCoAlMn)3.5 hydrogen storage alloy was discussed. The electrochemical properties such as cycling stability, activation property, and the plateau voltage of the alloy which was heat-treated in various temperatures and times had different changes during the cycle process, the optimum heat-treatment conditions of this alloy were determined by this work.
基金supported by the Key Projects in International Science and Technology Cooperation from Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC (2006DFB52550, 2007DFA51020)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20363001)
文摘In order to investigate the effect of substituting La with Pr on structural and hydrogen storage properties of La-Mg-Ni system （AB3.5-type） hydrogen storage alloys, a series of La0.65-xPrxNd0.12Mg0.23Ni3.4Al0.1（x=0, 0.10, 0.15, 0.2） hydrogen storage alloys were prepared. X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and energy dispersive spectrometer （EDS） analyses revealed that two alloys （x=0.0 and 0.10） were composed of （La,Mg）2（Ni,Al）7 phase, La（Ni,A1）5 phase and （La,Mg）Ni2 phase, while other alloys （x=0.15 and 0.20） consisted of （La,Mg）2（Ni,A1）7 phase, La（Ni,A1）5 phase, （La,Mg）Ni2 phase and （La,Mg）（Ni,A1）3 phase. All alloys showed, however, only one pressure plateau in P-C isotherms. The Pr/La ratio in alloy composition influenced hydrogen storage capacity and kinetics properties. Electrochemical studies showed that the discharge capacity decreased from 360 mAh/g （x=-0.00） to 335 mAh/g （x=-0.20） as x increased. But the high-rate dischargeability （HRD） of alloy electrodes increased from 26% （x=0.00） to 56% （x=-0.20） at a discharge current density of Id=1800 mA/g. Anode polarization measurements were done to further understand the electrochemical kinetics properties after Pr substitution.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No.50071052 and No.50131040.
文摘Structural analysis was made using X-ray diffraction (XRD) Rietveld refinement on a series of La1+xMg2-xNi9 (x=0.0-1.0) ternary alloys. Results showed that each of La1+xMg2-xNi9 alloys was a PuNi3-type structure stacked by LaNi5 and (La, Mg) Ni2 blocks. Electrochemical tests revealed that discharge abilities of these La-Mg-Ni ternary alloys mainly depended on their atomic distances between (La, Mg) and Ni, which could be modified by varying the atomic ratios of La/Mg.
文摘Mg-xwt.%CuY (x=15, 20, 25) composites were successfully prepared by reactive mechanical alloying (RMA). X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement shows that main phases of the as milled composites are MgH2 and Mg2Cu, and they converted into Mg and MgCu2 after dehydrogenation, respectively. Pressure-Composition-Isotherm (PCI) test shows that the composites exhibit double pressure plateau at each isothermal desorption process. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the composites become worse with increasing x content, indicating that Mg-Cu phase has a negative effect on the hydrogen sorption properties of the composites. It is supposed that the good hydrogen sorption properties of the composites attribute to the catalyst effect of yttrium hydride distributed in Mg substrate and the particles size reduction and crystal defects formed by RMA.
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51001043,50971112)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(NCET-11-0943)+3 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Special Foundation(201104390)Foundation for University Youth Key Teacher of Henan Province(2011GGJS-052)Program for Innovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)in University of Henan Province(2012IRTSTHN007)Doctoral Foundation of Henan Polytechnic University(B2010-13)
文摘Phase compositions, morphologies and hydrogen storage properties of the as-cast and copper-mould-cast LaMgaNi alloys were studied. The dehydriding onset temperature of the as-cast alloy hydride was about 500 K, which was at least 50 K higher than that of the copper-mould-cast one, and the copper-mould-cast alloy hydride had a faster dehydriding rate compared with as-cast one. Additionally, the copper-mould-cast alloy could uptake 2.85 wt.% hydrogen, which was 95.0% of saturated hydrogen storage capac- ity at room temperature. While only 1.80 wt.% hydrogen （60% of saturated capacity） was absorbed for the as-cast alloy under the same conditions. The reversible hydrogen storage capacities and plateau hydrogen pressures of the two alloys were close. X-ray dif- fractions and scanning electron microscopy results indicated that similar thermodynamic property of the two alloys should be ascribed to the same hydrogen storage phase, Mg and MgzNi. The better hydrogen sorption kinetics of copper-mould-cast alloy should be as- cribed to the more uniform phase distribution compared with that of the as-cast one.
基金Project supported by National 863 Program of China (2007AA03Z227, 2007AA03Z230)Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (E2010000301)+1 种基金Natural Science Research Planned Project of Hebei University (2009-152)Undergraduate Science and Technology Innovation Project of Hebei University (2010060)
文摘La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5–xCo0.2Alx （x=0–0.09） hydrogen storage alloys were prepared by induction melting and effect of Al substitution for Ni on phase constitution and electrochemical property was investigated.With the substitution of Al for Ni,LaNi5 and LaNi2 phases occurred and （La,Mg）2（Ni,Co,Al）7 phase with hexagonal Ce2Ni7-type structure replaced （La,Mg）2（Ni,Co）7 phase.The cell volumes of LaNi5 and （La,Mg）2（Ni,Co,Al）7 main phases increased with increasing Al content.Some electrochemical properties and kinetic parameters of the alloys,including discharge capacity,high rate discharge ability （HRD）,loss angle （ψ）,exchange current density （I0） and limiting current density （IL）,decreased with increasing amount of substitution of Al for Ni.Substitution of Al for Ni could be favorable for positive shift in corrosion potential of the alloy electrode,and prolonged cyclic lifetime of La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5–xCo0.2Alx （x=0–0.09） alloy electrodes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20673093)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (B2007000303)Support Program for Hundred Excellent Innovation Talents from the Universities and Colleges of Hebei Province
文摘In order to investigate the effect of different B-site additions on phase structure and electrochemical properties of cobalt-free La-Mg-Ni based alloys, La0.80Mg0.20Ni2.85Al0.11M0.53 （M=Ni, Si, Cr, Cu, Fe） hydrogen storage alloys were prepared and studied systematically. X-ray powder diffraction showed that the alloys consisted mainly of LaNi3 phase and LaNi5 phase except that Cr addition caused a minor Cr phase. Electrochemical testing indicated that alloys with additional Ni, Cr, Cu or Fe were activated within only 1-2 cycles, while that with Si addition needed 4 cycles. Adding Si, Cu and Fe increased cycling stability of La-Mg-Ni based alloys. However, maximum discharge capacity decreased from 362 mAh/g to 215 mAh/g in the order of Ni〉Fe〉Cu〉Cr〉Si. In addition, electrochemical kinetics of alloy electrodes was also researched by measuring high rate discharge ability （HRD）, hydrogen diffusion coefficient （D） and limiting current density （IL）.
