Effect of Ambient Temperature on the Electrochemical Properties of La4MgNi17.5Co1.5 Hydrogen Storage Alloy

• Published in: Acta metallurgica sinica : English letters 2016-07, Vol.29 (7), p.614-618
• Main Authors: Cai, Xin, Wei, Fan-Song, Wei, Fan-Na, Lu, Huan-Huan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alloys; Ambient temperature; Batteries; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Corrosion and Coatings; Crystal structure; Diffraction patterns; Diffusion rate; Discharge; Electrochemical analysis; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Hydrogen; Hydrogen storage materials; LaNi5; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Nanotechnology; Organometallic Chemistry; Oxidation; Spectroscopy/Spectrometry; Temperature; Tribology; 交换电流密度; 合金电极; 活化性能; 环境温度; 电化学性能; 贮氢合金; 高倍率放电性能
• ISSN: 1006-7191; 2194-1289
• DOI: 10.1007/s40195-016-0427-9

The effect of different ambient temperatures on the electrochemical properties of La4MgNi17.5C01.5 hydrogen storage alloy was investigated. The X-ray diffraction pattern shows that the alloy consists of LaNis-type phase and AsB19- type （Ce5C019 ＋ Pr5CO19） phase. With the increase of the ambient temperature, the maximum discharge capacity of the alloy electrodes increases from 353.33 （283 K） to 379.25 mAh/g （308 K）, and the cyclic stability （Sloo） of the electrodes decreases from 80.19 （283 K） to 52.04% （308 K） due to the acceleration of pulverization, corrosion and oxidation at higher ambient temperature. Moreover, it is found that the increase of the temperature can accelerate the diffusion rate of hydrogen in the alloy （D） and increase the exchange current density （Io）, which are beneficial for improving the activation performance and the high-rate dischargeability （HRD） of the alloy electrodes. The activation cycles of the electrodes decrease from 4 （283 K） to 1 （308 K）, and the HRD9oo of the electrodes sharply increases from 66.36 （283 K） to 95.64% （308 K）.