La was partially substituted by Ce with the aim of improving the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances ofLa1–xCexMgNi3.5Mn0.5 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) alloys, and melt spinning technology was adopted to fabr...La was partially substituted by Ce with the aim of improving the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances ofLa1–xCexMgNi3.5Mn0.5 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) alloys, and melt spinning technology was adopted to fabricate the alloys. Theidentification of XRD and SEM reveals that the experimental alloys consist of a major phase LaMgNi4 and a secondary phase LaNi5.The growth of spinning rate results in that the lattice constants and cell volume increase and the grains are markedly refined. Theelectrochemical measurement shows that the as-cast and spun alloys can obtain the maximum discharge capacities just at the firstcycle without any activation needed. With the increase of spinning rate, the discharge capacities of the alloys first increase and thendecline, whereas their cycle stabilities always grow. Moreover, the electrochemical kinetic performances of the alloys first increaseand then decrease with spinning rate growing.展开更多
In order to improve the cycling stability of AB5 type alloy electrodes,rapid quenching technology and new alloy composition design were employed.A hydrogen storage alloy with nominal composition La0.6Ce0.4Ni3.6Co0.65M...In order to improve the cycling stability of AB5 type alloy electrodes,rapid quenching technology and new alloy composition design were employed.A hydrogen storage alloy with nominal composition La0.6Ce0.4Ni3.6Co0.65Mn0.4Al0.2Ti0.05（FeB）0.1 was prepared by vacuum magnetic levitation melting under high purity argon atmosphere,followed by rapid quenching at different cooling rates.XRD results show that all alloys exhibit the single-phase CaCu5-type structure.Electrochemical tests indicate that rapid quenching can slightly improve the cycling life of the alloy.Nevertheless,the high-rate dischargeability of the quenched alloys is lower than that of the as-cast alloy.展开更多
基金Projects(51371094,51471054)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘La was partially substituted by Ce with the aim of improving the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances ofLa1–xCexMgNi3.5Mn0.5 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) alloys, and melt spinning technology was adopted to fabricate the alloys. Theidentification of XRD and SEM reveals that the experimental alloys consist of a major phase LaMgNi4 and a secondary phase LaNi5.The growth of spinning rate results in that the lattice constants and cell volume increase and the grains are markedly refined. Theelectrochemical measurement shows that the as-cast and spun alloys can obtain the maximum discharge capacities just at the firstcycle without any activation needed. With the increase of spinning rate, the discharge capacities of the alloys first increase and thendecline, whereas their cycle stabilities always grow. Moreover, the electrochemical kinetic performances of the alloys first increaseand then decrease with spinning rate growing.
基金supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (No.2006AA11A159)
文摘In order to improve the cycling stability of AB5 type alloy electrodes,rapid quenching technology and new alloy composition design were employed.A hydrogen storage alloy with nominal composition La0.6Ce0.4Ni3.6Co0.65Mn0.4Al0.2Ti0.05（FeB）0.1 was prepared by vacuum magnetic levitation melting under high purity argon atmosphere,followed by rapid quenching at different cooling rates.XRD results show that all alloys exhibit the single-phase CaCu5-type structure.Electrochemical tests indicate that rapid quenching can slightly improve the cycling life of the alloy.Nevertheless,the high-rate dischargeability of the quenched alloys is lower than that of the as-cast alloy.
