An Investigation on Hydrogen Storage Kinetics of the Nanocrystalline and Amorphous LaMg_(12)-type Alloys Synthesized by Mechanical Milling

Nanocrystalline and amorphous LaMg_(12)-type LaMg_(11)Ni + x wt% Ni(x = 100, 200) alloys were synthesized by mechanical milling. Effects of Ni content and milling time on the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of as-milled alloys were investigated systematically. The electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of the as-milled alloys were tested by an automatic galvanostatic system. And the gaseous hydrogen storage properties were investigated by Sievert apparatus and a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC) connected with a H_2 detector. Hydrogen desorption activation energy of alloy hydrides was estimated by using Arrhenius and Kissinger methods. It is found that the increase of Ni content significantly improves the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetic performances of as-milled alloys. Furthermore, as ball milling time changes, the maximum of both high rate discharge ability(HRD) and the gaseous hydriding rate of as-milled alloys can be obtained. But the hydrogen desorption kinetics of alloys always increases with the extending of milling time. Moreover, the improved gaseous hydrogen storage kinetics of alloys are ascribed to a decrease in the hydrogen desorption activation energy caused by increasing Ni content and milling time.     

An Investigation on Hydrogen Storage Kinetics of the Nanocrystalline and Amorphous LaMg<Subscript>12</Subscript>-type Alloys Synthesized by Mechanical Milling

Nanocrystalline and amorphous LaMg₁₂-type LaMg₁₁Ni + x wt% Ni (x = 100, 200) alloys were synthesized by mechanical milling. Effects of Ni content and milling time on the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of as-milled alloys were investigated systematically. The electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of the as-milled alloys were tested by an automatic galvanostatic system. And the gaseous hydrogen storage properties were investigated by Sievert apparatus and a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) connected with a H₂ detector. Hydrogen desorption activation energy of alloy hydrides was estimated by using Arrhenius and Kissinger methods. It is found that the increase of Ni content significantly improves the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetic performances of as-milled alloys. Furthermore, as ball milling time changes, the maximum of both high rate discharge ability (HRD) and the gaseous hydriding rate of as-milled alloys can be obtained. But the hydrogen desorption kinetics of alloys always increases with the extending of milling time. Moreover, the improved gaseous hydrogen storage kinetics of alloys are ascribed to a decrease in the hydrogen desorption activation energy caused by increasing Ni content and milling time.     

A2B7型La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5-xCrx(x=0～0.3)贮氢合金相结构及电化学性能研究

采用感应熔炼方法制备了La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5-xCrx(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3)四元贮氢合金,系统地研究了合金B端Cr元素对Ni部分替代对合金相结构及电化学性能的影响.X衍射(XRD)分析表明,La0.75Mg0.25Ni3.5合金是由La2Ni7相组成.随着Cr元素的加入,该类合金中出现LaNi5相及LaNi3相,且随着Cr含量的增加而增多.电化学测试表明,随Cr含量的增加,合金电极活化次数变化不大,最大放电容量逐步降低,合金的最大放电容量由x=0.05时的383.43 mAh/g下降到x=0.3时的348.40 mAh/g;而合金的高倍率放电性能呈现先增后减的趋势,当电流密度为900 mA/g时,合金的高倍率放电性能由83.66%(x=0)增加到92.57%(x=0.05)然后减小到83.9%(x=0.3);循环稳定性先增加后下降,当x=0.1时合金电极的循环寿命达到最大(S100=74.71%).     

Co部分替代Ni对La_(0.4)Er_(0.4)Mg_(0.2)Ni_(3.3-x)Co_xAl_(0.2)(0.1≤x≤0.4)储氢合金结构和电化学性能的影响

为了改善储氢合金La0.4Er0.4Mg0.2Ni3.3-xCoxAl0.2(0.1≤x≤0.4)的结构和综合电化学性能,采用Co部分替代Ni的方法,实验采用高频感应炉制备La0.4Er0.4Mg0.2Ni3.3-xCoxAl0.2(0.1≤x≤0.4)储氢合金。通过X射线衍射技术和电化学测量方法研究储氢合金的晶体结构和电化学性能。XRD图谱显示样品储氢合金主要由LaNi5和La2Ni7相组成,电化学实验表明,随着Co含量的增高,储氢合金电极的最大放电容量和50次循环后的容量保持率S50基本呈现增加状态,放电容量从x=0.1时的225mA·h/g升高到x=0.4时的254.9mA·h/g,容量保持率S50从57.11%(x=0.1)增加到66.10%(x=0.4),但高倍率性能不断下降。通过交流阻抗(EIS)和线性扫描(LS)对Co替代Ni的合金动力学性能分析发现,Co替代Ni后合金的表面电荷转移能力先降低后升高。     

球磨参数及Ni比例对Mg2Ni合金储氢性能影响研究

采用中频感应炉熔炼出铸态Mg2 Ni合金,将Mg2Ni合金与一定量的Ni粉进行混合球磨处理.系统研究在不同Ni粉添加量及球磨时间等条件下所得合金样品的结构及储氢性能.研究表明,随着Ni含量的增大及球磨时间的延长,合金的非晶纳米晶结构逐渐增多;合金的最大放电容量及循环稳定性得到明显提升;合金的表面催化活性及合金体相内的H传输能力都有了显著提高.Ni粉的作用主要在于可促进合金非晶化,同时对合金的放氢过程起到了催化的作用.     

La2Ca2Mg2Ni13-xCox贮氢合金的相结构和电化学性能

研究元素Co部分替代Ni对La2Ca2Mg2Ni13合金相结构和电化学性能的影响。结果表明,La2Ca2Mg2Ni13-xCox（x=0,0．25,0．5,0．75和1．0）系列合金主要由PuNi3型结构的（La,Ca,Mg）（Ni,Co）,相和CaCu5型结构的（La,Ca）（Ni,Co）,相组成,随合金中Co替代量x的增加,PuNi3型主相的含量先增加后降低。当x=0．75时,合金具有最高的放电容量360mA·h/g,并具有较好的循环稳定性。     

硼对稀土系AB5型贮氢合金电化学容量及循环寿命的影响

为了提高低钴AB5型贮氢合金的电化学循环稳定性，在MmNi3．8Co0.4Mn0.6Al0．2贮氢合金中加微量的硼．用真空快淬工艺制备了稀土系低钴AB5型MmNi3．8Co0．4Mn0．6Al0．2Bx(x=0，0．1，0．2，0．3，0．4)贮氢合金，分析测试了铸态及快淬态合金的电化学性能及微观结构，研究了硼对铸态及快淬态合金电化学容量及循环寿命的影响．结果表明，硼使铸态及快淬态MmNi3.8Co0.4Mn0．6Al0．2贮氢合金的电化学容量不同程度地降低，但使电化学循环稳定性大幅度提高．硼对电化学性能的影响主要是促进非晶相的形成．     

Ga 对 Fe40Ni40P14B6 非晶合金电化学腐蚀行为的影响

具有高的玻璃形成能力Fe基非晶合金(Fe40Ni40P14B6)100-xGax(x=0,2.5和4.5)是利用单辊铜轮旋转的方法制备出来的.用电化学的方法研究非晶合金(Fe40Ni40P14B6)100-xGax(x=0,2.5和4.5)分别在1 mol/L和3 mol/L的HCl溶液中腐蚀行为,结果表明:非晶合金(Fe40Ni40P14B6)100-xGax(x=0,2.5和4.5)在HCl溶液中具有较高的腐蚀特性,并且随着Ga含量的增加,铁基非晶合金的耐腐蚀性能增加.另外,非晶合金(Fe40Ni40P14B6)100-xGax(x=0,2.5和4.5)与不锈钢(1Cr18Ni9Ti)分别在1 mol/L和3 mol/L的HCl溶液中的腐蚀行为相比,非晶合金的耐腐蚀性能更好.     

硼及快淬工艺对La-Mg-Ni系贮氢合金的微观结构及电化学容量的影响

用铸造及快淬工艺制备了La-Mg-Ni系(PuNi3型)贮氢合金La2Mg(Ni0.85Co0.15)9Bx(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.15,0.2),分析测试了铸态及快淬态合金的微观结构与电化学容量,研究了硼及快淬工艺对合金微观结构及电化学容量的影响.结果表明,铸态合金具有多相结构,包括(La,Mg)Ni3相(PuNi3型)、LaNi5相,一定量的LaNi2相和微量的Ni2B相,经快淬处理后Ni2B相消失.硼的加入对铸态及快淬态合金的容量产生不同的影响,铸态合金的容量随硼含量的增加而单调下降,而快淬态合金的容量随硼含量的增加有一极大值.快淬处理对含硼及不含硼合金的容量也有不同的影响,随淬速的增加,不含硼合金的容量单调下降,而含硼合金的容量可以获得一个极大值.     

La1-xCexNi3.54Co0.78Mn0.35Al0.32贮氢合金相结构和电化学性能的研究

采用真空电弧熔炼和热处理方法制备了La1-xCexNi3.54Co0.78Mn0.35Al0.32(x=0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6)贮氢合金.X射线衍射(XRD)分析表明,合金含有单一CaCu5型六方结构相.电化学性能测试表明,随着x的增加,合金的最大放电容量从348.1mAh/g(x=0.1)单调地减小到310.1 mAh/g(x=0.6);HRD1200先从28.6%(x=0.1)增加到65.4%(x=0.5)然后降低到60.1%(x=0.6),归因于合金表面的电催化活性和合金体内氢原子扩散速率均随x的增大先增大后减小.     

LaNi_(3.15-x)Mn_xCo_(0.25)Al_(0.1)储氢合金结构及电化学性能

为了研究Mn替代Ni对AB3.5型储氢合金结构及电化学性能的影响,采用电弧炉熔炼制备LaNi3.15-xMnxCo0.25Al0.1合金。采用XRD、SEM等材料分析方法以及恒电流充放电等电化学测试技术,研究LaNi3.15-xMnxCo0.25Al0.1(0≤x≤0.3)合金的结构和电化学储氢性能。结果表明:LaNi3.15-xMnxCo0.25Al0.1(0≤x≤0.3)合金由多相组合形成,合金的主相为LaNi5和La2Ni7;随着Mn替代Ni含量的增加,LaNi5相中a轴和c轴以及晶胞体积增加;合金电极的最大放电容量有所升高,由x=0的238mA·h/g逐渐增加到x=0.3的277.1mA·h/g;高倍率性能随着Mn含量的增加先升高后降低,在x=0.2时合金的高倍率性能最佳。     

Ni-Si合金材料与Ni-Si/C复合阳极材料的结构和电化学性能研究

采用大气熔炼-机械球磨二步法制备一系列Ni-Si合金材料和Ni-Si/C复合材料,并运用X射线衍射XRD、场发射扫描电子显微镜FE-SEM和恒电流充放电等测试方法对Ni-Si合金材料和Ni-Si/C复合阳极材料的结构和电化学性能进行了研究。结果表明,Ni-Si合金材料的放电比容量随着Si含量的增加呈上升趋势,但第1周材料充放电的库仑效率下降;采用炭包覆法制备的Ni-Si/C复合阳极材料与Ni-Si合金材料相比,其电化学循环性能大幅度提升,Ni-Si/C复合阳极材料第10周放电比容量保持分数是Ni-Si合金材料的6倍左右,这是因为机械球磨使炭粉均匀地分布在合金颗粒之间,提高了复合阳极材料的导电性。     

La(Ni,Sn)5+x (x=0～0.35)贮氢合金的晶体结构与电化学性能

系统研究了La(Ni,Sn)_5+x（x=0~0.35) 无Co贮氢合金的化学计量比对其晶体结构及电化学性能的影响.X射线衍射分析仪（XRD）分析表明，上述合金均为单相CaCu₅结构.但在过计量比(x>0)合金的结构中，有部分1a位置元素（La）的原子被沿c轴定向排列的Ni-Ni“哑铃”对所替代，且其替代La原子的分数随x的增大而增多，从而导致合金晶胞的c轴及c/a比值明显增大，晶胞体积有所减小，并显著降低了合金的吸氢体积膨胀率.电化学测试表明，增大x值可使合金的循环稳定性得到显著提高，但也使合金的最大放电容量和高倍率放电性能有所降低.研究发现，由于合金的化学计量比增大会使其结构中含有较多的Ni-Ni“哑铃”对，合金的抗吸氢粉化能力得到了明显的改善，从而使合金在充放电过程中的反应比表面积有所减小、腐蚀速率得到抑制、循环稳定性得到显著提高.但合金反应比表面积的减小也导致了电极反应的速率的减小，从而使其高倍率放电性能有所降低.     

Electrochemical properties and structure of MlNi_(5-x)Sn_x system

The electrochemical properties and structure of M1Ni5-xSnx(x=0-0.5) hydrogen storage alloys were investigated by pressure-composition isotherms, electrochemical measurements, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic parameters. With a small amount of tin substitution, the cycle life increases by 52% (0.5C) and 42% (1.0C), but maximum discharge capacity decreases only by 3.0% and 3.5%, respectively. The cycle life is obviously improved by the low volume expansion and the formed SnO2 surface layers upon electrochemical cycling. The substitution of Ni by Sn leads to an increase of the unit cell volume and charge-discharge cycle life and decrease of the plateau pressure, hysteresis and the hydrogen storage capacity. The standard enthalpy of hydride formation decreases with increasing tin substitution. The main factor that influences the standard enthalpy of the hydriding reaction is the number of the outer orbit electrons and not the atomic size factor.     

NaCl 溶液中回收AZ31 镁合金的腐蚀和电化学特性

利用熔炼工艺,将回收镁合金型材(RMA)进行了制备。在回收过程中,添加适量的Al、MnCl_2,最终得到合金AZ31,其中各元素质量分数如下:Al 3.31%、Zn 0.82%、Mn 0.27%、Fe 0.002%、Cu 0.004%、Ni 0.000 7%,剩余为Mg。研究了RMA的结构、在NaCl溶液中的腐蚀和电化学特性,并与商业化镁合金(CMA)进行了对比。X射线衍射仪和金相显微镜表明, RMA和CMA主要由镁基底组成,另外还有少量的Mg_(17)Al_(12)第二相。在NaCl溶液中进行的腐蚀试验和电化学特性研究表明, RMA抗腐蚀特性差于CMA,这可能与RMA中有更多的第二相有关。将两种合金作为镁电池原型器件的负极材料,进行放电性能测试。结果表明, RMA的放电时间和放电容量优于CMA。当NaCl电解质溶液浓度从0.6 mol/L增加至0.9 mol/L时,两种合金材料的放电时间和放电容量都得到了增加。     

Ni含量对Ca(Al_(1-x)Ni_x)_2合金相结构的影响

研究了Ca(Al1-xNix)2(x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)合金的相结构。结果发现,随着合金元素Ni含量的增加,合金的相组成发生显著的变化。当x=0时,合金中仅含C15型Laves相CaAl2;当x=0.1,0.2和0.3时,合金由CaAl2,NiAl和Ca13Al14相组成,并随着x的增大,CaAl2相逐渐减少、NiAl相不断增多;当x增大到0.4时,合金中CaAl2相完全消失,合金由NiAl,Ca8Al3和Ca组成。     

Ca_8(Al_(1-x)Ni_x)_3合金的相结构

研究了Ca8(Al1-xNix)3(x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)合金的相结构及相组成。结果表明,当x=0时,合金中只有Ca8Al3相存在;当x=0.1,0.2,0.3时,合金中除Ca8Al3相外,出现NiAl相和Ca,随着x的增大,Ca8Al3相逐渐减少,而NiAl相和单质Ca大幅度增多;当x进一步增大到0.4时,Ca8Al3相完全消失,合金仅是由NiAl和Ca相构成。     

Structures and Electrochemical Performances of As-spun RE-Mg-Ni-Mn-based Alloys Applied to Ni-MH Battery

The La-Mg-Ni-Mn-based AB₂-type La_1-xCe_xMgNi_3.5Mn_0.5 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) alloys were fabricated by melt spinning technology. The effects of Ce content on the structures and electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the alloys were studied systematically. The XRD and SEM analyses proved that the experimental alloys consist of a major phase LaMgNi₄ and a secondary phase LaNi₅. The variation of Ce content causes an obvious change in the phase abundance of the alloys without changing the phase composition. Namely, with the increase of Ce content, the LaMgNi₄ phase augments and the LaNi₅ phase declines. The lattice constants and cell volumes of the alloys clearly shrink with increasing Ce content. Moreover, the Ce substitution for La results in the grains of the alloys clearly refined. The electrochemical tests showed that the substitution of Ce for La obviously improves the cycle stability of the as-spun alloys. The analyses on the capacity degradation mechanism demonstrate that the improvement can be attributed to the ameliorated anti-corrosion and anti-oxidation ability originating from substituting partial La with Ce. The as-spun alloys exhibit excellent activation capability, reaching the maximum discharge capacities just at the first cycling without any activation treatment. The substitution of Ce for La evidently improves the discharge potential characteristics of the as-spun alloys. The discharge capacity of the alloys first increases and then decreases with growing Ce content. Furthermore, a similar trend also exists in the electrochemical kinetics of the alloys, including the high rate discharge ability (HRD), hydrogen diffusion coefficient (D), limiting current density (I_L) and charge transfer rate.     

Influences of melt spinning on electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type alloys

In order to improve the electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of the Mg₂Ni-type electrode alloys, Mg in the alloy was partially substituted by La, and the nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg₂Ni-type Mg_20−x La _x Ni₁₀ (x=0, 2) alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The microstructures of the as-spun alloys were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of the experimental alloys were tested. The results show that no amorphous phase is detected in the as-spun Mg₂₀Ni₁₀ alloy, but the as-spun Mg₁₈La₂Ni₁₀ alloy holds a major amorphous phase. As La content increases from 0 to 2, the maximum discharge capacity of the as-spun (20 m/s) alloys rises from 96.5 to 387.1 mA·h/g, and the capacity retaining rate (S ₂₀) at the 20th cycle grows from 31.3% to 71.7%. Melt-spinning engenders an impactful effect on the electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the alloys. With the increase in the spinning rate from 0 to 30 m/s, the maximum discharge capacity increases from 30.3 to 135.5 mA·h/g for the Mg₂₀Ni₁₀ alloy, and from 197.2 to 406.5 mA·h/g for the Mg₁₈La₂Ni₁₀ alloy. The capacity retaining rate (S ₂₀) of the Mg₂₀Ni₁₀ alloy at the 20th cycle slightly falls from 36.7% to 27.1%, but it markedly mounts up from 37.3% to 78.3% for the Mg₁₈La₂Ni₁₀ alloy.     

Influence of Nd and Y additions on the corrosion behaviour of extruded Mg-Zn-Zr alloys

To improve the corrosion resistance of wrought magnesium alloys through rare earth (RE) additions, the corrosion behaviour of Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr-xNd (x=0, 1, and 2; wt%) and Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr-2Nd-yY (y=0.5 and 1; wt%) alloys in a 5wt% NaCl solution was investigated using immersion test and electrochemical measurements. The results of immersion test show that Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr-2Nd alloy exhibits the best corrosion resistance among the tested alloys. Electrochemical measurements show that secondary phases in RE-containing Mg...