Phase structure and hydrogen storage properties of REMg8.35Ni2.18Al0.21 （RE=La, Ce, Pr, and Nd） hydrogen storage alloys

REMg8.35Ni2.18Al0.21 （RE=La, Ce, Pr, and Nd） alloys were prepared by induction melting and following annealing. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） results showed that the alloys were composed of Mg2Ni, （La, Pr, Nd）MgzNi, （La, Ce）2MgxT, （Ce, Pr, Nd）Mg12 and Ce2Ni7 phases....

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Published in:中国稀土学报：英文版 2013, Vol.31 (8), p.784-789
Main Author: LIU Yanqing HAN Shumin HU Lin LIU Baozhong ZHAO Xin JIA Yanhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mg2NiH4
Mg2Ni合金
储氢合金
储氢性能
扫描电子显微镜
氢化动力学
相结构
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Summary:REMg8.35Ni2.18Al0.21 （RE=La, Ce, Pr, and Nd） alloys were prepared by induction melting and following annealing. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） results showed that the alloys were composed of Mg2Ni, （La, Pr, Nd）MgzNi, （La, Ce）2MgxT, （Ce, Pr, Nd）Mg12 and Ce2Ni7 phases. The above phases were disproportioned into Mg2NiH4, MgH2 and REHx （x=2.5 1 or 3） phases in hydriding. CEH2.51 phase transformed into CEH2.29 phase in dehydriding, whereas LaH3, PrH3 and NdH3 phases re- mained unchanged. The PrMg8.41Ni2.14Al0.20 alloy had the fastest hydriding kinetics and the highest dehydriding plateau pressure while the CeMg8.35Ni2.18Al0.21 alloy presented the best hydriding/dehydriding reversibility. The onset hydrogen desorption tempera- ture of the CeMg8.35Ni2.18Al0.21 hydride decreased remarkably owing to the phase transformation between the Cell2.51 and the CEH2.29.
ISSN:1002-0721
2509-4963