Effect of Ti substitution on hydrogen storage properties of Zr_(1-x)Ti_xCo (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) alloys

Zr1-xTixCo(x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) alloys were prepared by arc-melting method and the effect of Ti substitution on hydrogen storage properties was studied systematically. Hydrogen desorption pressure-composition-temperature(PCT) measurements were carried out using Sievert’s type volumetric apparatus for ZrCo(at 473 K, 573 K and 673 K) and Zr1-xTixCo alloys(at 673 K), respectively. Products after dehydrogenation were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD). In addition, the kinetics of Zr1-xTixCo hydride was investigated at 473 K and 673 K,respectively, under hydrogen pressure of 5 MPa. Results showed that Ti substitution for Zr did not change the crystal structure of ZrCo phase.With the increase of temperature from 473 K to 673 K, the extent of disproportionation for ZrCo alloy increased. With Ti content increasing at 673 K, the desorption equilibrium pressure of Zr1-xTixCo-H2 systems elevated and the disproportionation reaction of Zr1-xTixCo alloys was inhibited effectively. Ti substitution decreased the kinetics rate and the effective hydrogen storage capacity of Zr1-xTixCo alloys slightly.Generally speaking, it was found that Zr0.8Ti0.2Co alloy had better anti-disproportionation property with less decrease of effective hydrogen storage capacity which was beneficial to tritium application in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER).

Phase structure and hydrogen storage properties of LaMg_(3.70)Ni_(1.18) alloy

The phase structure and hydrogen storage properties of LaMg 3.70 Ni 1.18 alloy were investigated. The LaMg 3.70 Ni 1.18 alloy consists of main LaMg 2 Ni phase, minor La 2 Mg 17 and LaMg 3 phases. The alloy can be activated in the first hydriding/dehydriding process, and initial LaMg 2 Ni, La 2 Mg 17 , and LaMg 3 phases transfer to LaH 2.34 , Mg, and Mg 2 Ni phases after activation. The reversible hydrogen storage capacity of the LaMg 3.70 Ni 1.18 alloy is 2.47 wt.% at 558 K, which is higher than that of the LaMg 2 Ni alloy. The pressure-composition-temperature （PCT） curves display two hydriding plateaus, corresponding to the formation of MgH 2 and Mg 2 NiH 4 . However, only one dehydriding plateau is observed, owing to the synergetic effect of hydrogen desorption between MgH 2 and Mg 2 NiH 4 . The uptake time for hydrogen content to reach 99% of saturated state is less than 250 s, and 90% hydrogen can be released in 1200 s in the experimental conditions, showing fast kinetics in hydriding and dehydriding. The activation energies of the LaMg 3.70 Ni 1.18 alloy are –51.5 ± 1.1 kJ/mol and –57.0 ± 0.6 kJ/mol for hydriding and dehydriding, respectively. The hydriding/dehydriding kinetics of the LaMg 3.70 Ni 1.18 alloy is better than that of the Mg 2 Ni alloy, owing to the lower activation energy values.

A High-Temperature β-Phase NaMnO2 Stabilized by Cu Doping and Its Na Storage Properties

The high-temperature β-phase NaMnO2 is a promising material for Na-ion batteries（NIBs） due to its high capacity and abundant resources. However, the synthesis of phase-pure -NaMnO2 is burdensome and costineffective because it needs to be sintered under oxygen atmosphere at high temperature and followed by a quenching procedure. Here we first report that the pure β phase can be stabilized by Cu-doping and easily synthesized by replacing a proportion of Mn with Cu via a simplified process including sintering in air and cooling to room temperature naturally. Based on the first-principle calculations, the band gap decreases from 0.7 eV to 0.3 eV, which indicates that the electronic conductivity can be improved by Cu-doping. The designed -NaCu（0.1）Mn（0.9）O2 is applied as cathode in NIBs, exhibiting an energy density of 419 Wh/kg and better performance in terms of rate capability and cycling stability than those in the undoped case.

Growth and Holographic Storage Properties of Sc, Fe Co-Doped Lithium Niobate Crystals

The holographic storage properties of Fe （0.03% （mass fraction） Fe2O3）：LiNbO3 doped with Sc at different levels （0, 1%, 2%, 3%） were investigated. The Sc threshold concentration in Fe：LiNbO3 was implied to be about 3% （mole fraction） because O-H vibration absorption peak of Sc （3%）：Fe：LiNbO3 was at 3508 cm^-1, compared with 3484 cm^-1 of crystals with lower Sc doping level. Sc（3%）：Fe：LiNbO3 exhibited higher optical damage resistance ability. The threshold intensity （wavelength 488 nm） of Sc （3%）：Fe：LiNbO3 was 2.2 ×10^2 W ·cm^-2, two orders of masnitude higher than that of Fe：LiNbO3. Holographic storage properties of the crystals were determined in an extraordinary polarized laser of wavelength 632.8 nm by a two-wave coupling method. It was found that in terms of holographic storage properties, the optimal doping concentration of Sc was 2% （mole fraction） among this crystal series.

Holographic Storage Properties of In:Fe:Mn:LiNbO_3 Crystals

In：Fe：Mn：LiNbO3（LN） crystals were grown in air atmosphere by Czochralski method with different concentration of In （0, 1, 2, 3 mol%） in the melts, while the contents of Fe2O3 and MnO were 0.1 and 0.5 mol%, respectively. The location of doping ions was analyzed by Ultravioletvisible absorption spectra and differential thermal analysis. The diffraction efficiency （η）, writing time （τw） and erasure time （τe） of the crystals were measured by two-beam coupling experiment. The dynamic range and photorefractive sensitivity have also been calculated. The results showed that with the increase of In ions in the melt, the absorption edge of In：Fe：Mn：LN crystal shifts to the violet firstly and then makes the Einstein shift, the Curie temperature of crystal increases firstly and then decreases, the storage ratio speeds up, diffraction efficiency decreases, and dynamic range and photorefractive sensitivity increase. The mechanism of holographic storage properties of In：Fe： Mn：LN crystal with different doping concentration of In^3＋ was investigated, suggesting the In： Fe：Mn：LN crystals are excellent holographic storage materiel with better synthetical properties than Fe：Mn：LN crystals.

Effect of Ni,Fe and Fe-Ni alloy catalysts on the synthesis of metal contained carbon nano-onions and studies of their electrochemical hydrogen storage properties

Three types of carbon nano-onions（CNOs） including Ni@CNOs.Fe3C@CNOs and Fe0.64Ni0.36@CNOs nanoparticles have been synthesized by catalytic decomposition of methane at 850 ℃ using nickel,iron and iron-nickel alloy catalysts.Comparative and systematic studies have been carried out on the morphology,structural characteristics and graphitic crystallinity of these CNOs products.Furthermore,the electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of three types of CNOs have been investigated.Measurements show that the Ni@CNOs have the highest discharge capacity of 387.2 mAh/g,coiTesponding to a hydrogen storage of 1.42%.This comparison study shows the advantages of each catalyst in the growth of CNOs.enabling the controllable synthesis and tuning the properties of CNOs by mediating different metals and their alloy for using in the fuel cell system.

Hydrogen Storage Properties of Ti_(1.2)Fe+xCa Hydrogen Storage Alloys

The hydrogen storage properties of Ti1.2Fe+xCa (x=1%, 3% and 5% in mass fraction) alloys was investigated. Results stow that the modified alloys can be activated without any thermal treatment at room temperature due to the addition of Ca and excess Ti in (lie alloys. Hydrogen storage properties of these modified alloys vary with Ca amount and reaction temperature. In addition, the influence mechanism of the addition of Ca and excessive Ti on the activation behavior and hydrogen storage capacity of the alloys was discussed.

HYDROGEN STORAGE PROPERTIES OF Mg MODIFIED WITH TETRAHYDROFURAN

The hydriding and dehydriding behaviors of tetrahydrofuran modified Mg,its electronic struc- ture,crystal structure,micro-morphology as well as its stability have been investigated.The modifield Mg absorbs 3.5 wt-％ hydrogen at 643 K in 3.5 MPa H_2,its hydride gives off 3.2 wt-％ hydrogen at 643 K in a vaccum of 1.3 Pa after 20 cycles of hydriding and dehydriding. Tetrahydrofuran alters the electronic structure of Mg but keeps its crystal strueture unchanged.In hydriding products,a new hydride phase is found in addition to the known MgH_2 phase.The hydride formed from Mg is polv-erystalline.The wide-spreading slip bands and twins within crystals indicate that the transformation during absorption of hydrogen causes serious lattice distortions.

Influence of lanthanon hydride catalysts on hydrogen storage properties of sodium alanates

NaAlH4 complex hydrides doped with lanthanon hydrides were prepared by hydrogenation of the ball-milled NaH/Al＋ xrnol.% RE-H composites （RE=La, Ce; x=2, 4, 6） using Nail and A1 powder as raw materials. The influence of lanthanon hydride catalysts on the hydriding and dehydriding behaviors of the as-synthesized composites were investigated. It was found that the com- posite doped with 2 mol.% LaH3.01 displayed the highest hydrogen absorption capacity of 4.78 wt.% mad desorption capacity of 4.66 wt.%, respectively. Moreover, the composite doped with 6 mol% CEH2.51 showed the best hydriding/dehydriding reaction kinetics. The proposed catalytic mechanism for reversible hydrogen storage properties of the composite was attributed to the presence of active LaH3.01 and CeH2.51 particles, which were scattering on the surface of Nail and A1 particles, acting as the catalytic active sites for hydrogen diffusion and playing an important catalytic role in the improved hydriding/dehydriding reaction.

Hydrogen storage properties of Nb-compounds-catalyzed LiBH4-MgH2

In order to improve the hydrogen storage properties of LiBH4-MgH2 composite, two different kinds of Nb-based catalysts, NbC and NbF5, were added to LiBH4-MgH2 composite by ball milling, and the effect of catalysts on hydrogen storage properties of the modified LiBH4-MgH2 system was investigated. The experimental results show that LiBH4-MgH2 composite is a two-step dehydrogenation process, and Nb-based compounds can remarkably enhance its dehydrogenation kinetics. For the composite without addition of catalysts, the starting decomposition temperature for the first dehydrogenation step is around 320℃, and there is a long period of incubation time（around 220 min） for the occurrence of the second decomposition step even at high temperature of 450℃. It needs more than 10 h to complete the decomposition process and release around 9 wt% H2. After addition of 5 mol% NbF5, the starting decomposition temperature for the first dehydrogenation step is around 150℃, there is no incubation time for the second decomposition step, and it takes around 40 min to complete the second step and reaches a total dehydrogenation capacity of 9.5 wt%. NbF5 has better catalytic effect than NbC. Based on the hydrogenation/dehydrogenation behaviors and structural variation, the mechanism of catalytic effect was discussed.

Mechanochemistry and hydrogen storage properties of 2Li_(3)N+Mg mixture

The Li-Mg-N-H hydrogen storage system is a promising hydrogen storage material due to its moderate operation temperature,good reversibility,and relatively high capacity.In this work,the Li-Mg-N-H composite was directly synthesized by reactive ball milling(RBM) of Li3N and Mg powder mixture with a molar ratio of 2:1 under hydrogen pressure of 9 MPa.More than 8.8 wt%hydrogen was absorbed during the RBM process.The phases and structural evolution during the in situ hydrogenation process were analyzed by means of in situ solidgas absorption and ex situ X-ray diffraction(XRD) measurements.It is determined that the hydrogenation can be divided into two steps,leading to mainly the formation of a lithium magnesium imide phase and a poorly crystallized amide phase,respectively.The H-cycling properties of the as-milled composite were determined by temperature-programmed dehydrogenation(TPD) method in a closed system.The onset dehydrogenation temperature was detected at 125℃,and it can reversibly desorb 3.1 wt% hydrogen under a hydrogen back pressure of 0.2 MPa.The structural evolution during dehydrogenation was further investigated by in situ XRD measurement.It is found that Mg(NH_(2))_(2)phase disappears at about 200 ℃,and Li_(2)Mg_(2)N_(3)H_(3),LiNH_(2),and Li_(2)MgN_(2)H_(2)phases coexist at even 300 ℃,revealing that the dehydrogenation process is step-wised and only partial hydrogen can be desorbed.

Preparation and Li-storage properties of SnSb/graphene hybrid nanostructure by a facile one-step solvothermal route

A SnSb nanocrystal/graphene hybrid nanocomposite was synthesized by a facile one-step solvothermal route using graphite oxide,SnCl_(2).2H_(2)O and SbCl_(3) as the starting materials,absolute ethanol as the solvent,and NaBH4 as the reductant.The formation of SnSb alloy and the reduction of the graphene oxide occur simultaneously.SnSb nanoparticles with a size of 30–40 nm were uniformly anchored and confined by the graphene sheets,forming a unique SnSb/graphene hybrid nanostructure.The electrostatic attraction between the positively charged ions(Sn^(2+) and Sb^(3+))and the negatively charged graphene oxide plays an important role in the uniform distribution of the SnSb particles on the graphene sheets.The electrochemical Li-storage properties of the nanocomposite were investigated as a potential high-capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries.The results show that the nanocomposite exhibits an obvious enhanced Li-storage performance compared with bare SnSb.The improvement of the electrochemical performance could be attributed to the formation of two-dimensional conductive networks,homogeneous dispersion and confinement of SnSb nanoparticles and the enhanced wetting of active material with the electrolyte for increased specific surface area by the introduction of graphene into SnSb nanoparticles.Li-ion chemical diffusion coefficient and ac impedance were measured to understand the underlying mechanism for the improved electrochemical performance.

Effect of annealing treatment on hydrogen storage properties of La-Ti-Mg-Ni-based alloy

The present study dealt with investigations on the effects of annealing on the hydrogen storage properties of La 1.6 Ti 0.4 MgNi 9 alloys.The experimental alloys were prepared by magnetic levitation melting followed by annealing treatment.For La 1.6 Ti 0.4 MgNi 9 alloys,LaNi 5,LaNi 3 and LaMg 2 Ni 9 were the main phases,Ti 2 Ni phase appeared at 900℃.Annealing not only enhanced the maximum and effective hydrogen storage capacity,improved the hydrogen absorption/desorption kinetics,but also increased the discharge capacity.The cyclic stability had been improved markedly by annealing,e.g.,when the discharge capacity reduced to 60% of maximum discharge capacity,the charge/discharge cycles increased from 66（as-cast） to 89（annealed at 800℃） and 127 times（annealed at 900℃）.La 1.6 Ti 0.4 MgNi 9 alloy annealed at 900℃ exhibited better electrochemical properties compared to the other two alloy electrodes.

Effect of Glutathione and Storage Time on Rheological Properties of Per-proofed Frozen Dough

The effect of reduced glutathione (GSH) on fresh and pre-proofed frozen dough rheological properties were investigated using dynamic stress rheometry and small scale extensibility with the addition of three levels (80×10-6, 160× 10-6 and 240×10-6 GSH) and six storage times (0 and 1 day, 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks). Three relaxation times (1, 13 and 26min) after loading the dough in the rheometer were used to determine storage (G’) and loss (G”) moduli. Correlations for G’ (r=0.678 and 0.622 at 0.05, and 10Hz, respectively) and G” (r=0.699, and 0.690 at 0.05, and 10Hz, respectively) were observed with the area under the extension curve at 26 min relaxation time. The addition of GSH to fresh dough reduced G’ (16.4% to 55.9%) and G” (13.7% to 52.2%). Freezing and frozen storage caused increase in G’ and G”. The addition of GSH reduced dough strength indicated by the reduction in maximum resistance to extension (Rmax) and the ratio of maximum resistance to extensibility (Rmax/E). The reduction in Rmax across all relaxation times ranged from 16.2% to 59.4%. An increase in dough extension (E) was observed with 240×10-6 GSH at all frozen storage and rest period times. Addition of GSH caused an increase of liquid phase (30.6% to 35.3%) in fresh dough and frozen dough (10.3% to 20.7%) after one day frozen storage. Negative correlations of water content in the solid phase with dough extensibility and area under the extensibility curve were found (r=-0.594 and-0.563, respectively, p<0.001). This suggests a loss of dough extensibility and strength as the water holding capacity of the dough components changes during frozen storage.

Evaluation of myocardial viability during cold storage by measurement of myocardual dielectric properties tanδm in radio frequency

Objective To study the mechanism of myocardial dielectric property changes in radio frequency during hypothermic preservation and explore myocardial viability evaluative method. Methods Hybrid young pigs ( 20 - 30 kg) were used in the experiment. Heart arrest was in-

Characteristics of Hydrogen Storage Alloy Mg_2Ni Produced by Hydriding Combustion Synthesis

A high activity and large capacity of hydrogen storage alloy Mg2Ni by hydriding combustion synthesis was investigated by means of pressure composition isotherms, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the maximum hydrogen absorption capacity of Mg2Ni is 3.25 mass fraction at 523 K, just after synthesis without any activation. The relationships between the equilibrium plateau pressure and the temperature for Mg2Ni were lgp (0.1 MPa)=-3026/T+5.814 (523 K≤T≤623 K) for hydriding and Igp (0.1 MPa)=-3613/T+6.715 (523 K≤T ≤623 K) for dehydriding. The kinetic equation is [-ln(1-a)]3/2 = kt and the apparent activation energy for the nucleation and growth-controlled hydrogen absorption and desorption were determined to be 64.3±2.31kJ/(mol.H2) and 59.9±2.99kJ/(mol.H2)respectively.

Improved Breakdown Strength in(Ba_(0.6)Sr_(0.4))_(0.85)Bi_(0.1)TiO_3 Ceramics with Addition of CaZrO_3 for Energy Storage Application

（Ba（0.6） Sr（0.4））（0.85） Bi（0.1） TiO3 ceramics doped with x wt%CaZrO3（x= 0-10） were synthesized by solid-state reaction method. The effects of CaZrO3 amount on the dielectric properties and structure of（Ba（0.6）Sr（0.4））（0.85） Bi（0.1） TiO3 ceramics were investigated. X-ray diffraction results indicated a pure cubic perovskite structure for all samples and that the lattice parameter increased till x=5 and then slightly decreased. A homogenous microstructure was observed with the addition of CaZrO3. Dielectric measurements revealed a relaxor-like characteristic for all samples and that the diffusivity γ reached the maximum value of 1.78 at x=5. With the addition of CaZrO3, the dielectric constant dependence on electric field was weakened, insulation resistivity enhanced and dielectric breakdown strength improved obviously and reached 19.9 k V/mm at x=7.5. In virtue of low dielectric loss（tan d〈0.001 5）, moderate dielectric constant（er 〉1 500） and high breakdown strength（Eb 〉17.5 k V/mm）, the CaZrO3 doped（Ba（0.6）Sr（0.4））0.85 Bi（0.1） TiO3 ceramic is a potential candidate material for high power electric applications.

Accurate quantification of TiO_(2)(B)'s phase purity via Raman spectroscopy

Bronze phase titanium dioxide(TiO_(2)(B))could be a promising high-power anode for lithium ion battery.However,TiO_(2)(B)is a metastable material,so the as-synthesized samples are inevitably accompanied by the existence of anatase phases.It has been found that the TiO_(2)(B)'s purity is positively correlated with its electrochemical performance.Herein,we have established an accurate quantification of the TiO_(2)(B)/anatase ratio,by figuring out the function between the purity of TiO_(2)(B)phase in the high purity range and its Raman spectra features in combination of the calibration by the synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction(XRD).Compared with the time-consuming electrochemical method,the rapid,sensitive and non-destructive features of Raman spectroscopy have made it a promising candidate for determining the purity of TiO_(2)(B).Further,the correlations developed in this work should be instructive in synthesizing pure TiO_(2)(B)and furthermore optimizing its electrochemical charge storage properties.

Structure,dielectric properties of low-temperature-sintering BaTiO3-based glass–ceramics for energy storage

The 0.85BaTiO3–0.15Bi(Mg_(2/3)Nb_(1/3))O_(3)(BTBMN)ceramics with low-melting-temperature B_(2)O_(3)–Na_(2)B_(4)O_(7)–Na_(2)SiO_(3)(BNN)glass addition were prepared by the solid state method.The composition of the glass–ceramics was BTBMN–x wt.%BNN(x=0,1,3,5,7,9,12,15;abbreviated as BG).The sintering characteristics,phase structure,microstructure,dielectric properties and energy storage properties were systematically investigated.The sintering temperature of BTBMN ceramics was greatly reduced by the addition of BNN glass.The second-phase BaTi(BO_(3)T_(2)was observed in the BG system until the glass content reached 15 wt.%.The addition of BNN glass significantly reduces the grain size of BTBMN ceramics.With the increase of BNN glass content,dielectric constant of BG glass–ceramics at 1 kHz gradually decreased,the maximum dielectric constant("mT of BG glass–ceramics gradually decreased,while the temperature corresponding to the maximum dielectric constant(T_(m)T increased,the ferroelectric relaxation behavior decreased and the temperature stability of the dielectric constant gradually improved.As the BNN glass content increased,the breakdown electric field strength(BDS)of BG glass–ceramics increased first and then decreased,and the polarization values reduced gradually,while the trend of energy storage performance is similar to BDS.When the BNN glass content was 3 wt.%,the energy storage properties of the BG glass–ceramics were optimal,and a recoverable energy storage density(Wrec)of 1.26 J/cm^(3)and an energy storage efficiency(η)of 80.9%were obtained at the electric field strength of 220 kV/cm.The results showed that BG glass–ceramics were promising for energy storage capacitors.

Excellent thermal stability and high energy storage performances of BNT-based ceramics via phase-structure engineering

Herein,a novel strategy for regulating the phase structure was used to significantly enhance the recoverable energy storage density(Wrec)and the thermal stability via designing the(1-x)[(Bi_(0.5)Na_(0.5))_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)TiO_(3)]-xBiScO_(3)((1-x)BNST-xBS)relaxor ferroelectric ceramics.The incorporation of BS into BNST ceramics markedly increases the local micro-structure disorder,causing a high polarization and inhibiting polarization hysteresis for 0.95BNST-0.05BS ceramics,leading to a large Wrec of 5.41 J/cm^(3)with an ideal efficiency(h)of 78.5%.Meanwhile,transmission electron microscope(TEM)results further proved that the nano-domain structure and the tetragonal(P4bm)phase superlattice structure of 0.95BNST-0.05BS ceramics possess an excellent thermal stability(20-200℃).An outstanding Wrec value of 3.18×(1.00±0.03)J/cm^(3)and an h value of 74.500±0.025 are achieved under a temperature range from 20℃to 200℃.This work provides a promising method for phase-structure design that can make it possible to apply temperature-insensitive ceramic dielectrics with a high energy storage density in harsh environments.