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．     

快凝合金La(NiMn)5.6的贮氢性能

借助X-ray及吸放氢性能测试装置研究了非化学计量比快凝合金La(NiMn)5.6的结构和贮氢性能以及A端、B端元素替代对合金的影响,测试了不同温度下合金的PCT曲线.结果表明,快速凝固(35 m/s)条件下合金La(NiMn)5.6均可获得过饱和CaCu5型单相组织.A端以Ce取代La,使平台压力增大,最大吸氢量减小,但滞后降低;B端以Sn取代Ni,改善了合金的活化特性,并使平台降低,吸放氢滞后减小.     

气体雾化AB5型贮氢合金微观结构特征及电化学性能

用气体雾化方法可以制备具有CaCu5型六方晶体结构MmNi5-x(CoMnAl)x的球形贮氢合金粉．其贮氢合金表面存在氧化层．气体雾化合金需要较长周期才能充分活化，然而气体雾化合金的循环寿命明显优于机械球磨合金．     

LaNi_（3.8）Co_（1.1）Mn_（0.1）/TiMn_（1.5）贮氢合金的结构和性能

为了探索一种新的掺杂方式对AB5型贮氢合金贮氢性能的影响,采用熔炼掺杂方法制备La-Ni3.8Co1.1Mn0.1/TiMn1.5（TiMn1.5质量分数为4%、8%）贮氢合金,利用PCTPro-2000气体吸附测量仪研究了合金的气态储氢性能。XRD和SEM分析显示,熔炼掺杂后合金主相为LaNi5相,出现少量（NiCo）3Ti相。P-C-T测试结果表明,（NiCo）3Ti相的出现对合金气态贮氢性能有较大影响,熔炼掺杂后合金吸放氢平台压和滞后效应降低,贮氢容量减少。掺杂TiMn1.5使得合金的氢化物的生成焓由原始合金的-27.35kJ/mol降至-29.14kJ/mol（掺杂质量分数8%的TiMn1.5）,较高温度有利于合金中氢的释放,同时掺杂形成的（NiCo）3Ti相改善了合金吸/放氢动力学性能。     

Gaseous sorption and electrochemical properties of rare-earth hydrogen storage alloys and their representative applications: A review of recent progress

The improvement of hydrogen storage materials is a key issue for storage and delivery of hydrogen energy before its potential can be realized. As hydrogen storage media, rare-earth hydrogen storage materials have been systematically studied in order to improve storage capacity, kinetics, thermodynamics and electrochemical performance. In this review, we focus on recent research progress of gaseous sorption and electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of rare-earth alloys and highlight their commercial applications including hydrogen storage tanks and nickel metal hydride batteries. Furthermore, development trend and prospective of rare-earth hydrogen storage materials are discussed.     

Effect of VFe addition on hydrogen storage behavior of TiMn1.5-based alloys

The hydrogen absorption and desorption behavior of TiMn1.25Cr0.25 alloys with VFe substitution for partial Mn was investigated at 273, 293 and 313 K. It is found that VFe substitution increases their hydrogen storage capacity, decreases the plateau pressure and the hysteresis factor of their pressure-composition-temperature (PCT) curves. After annealing treatment at 1223 K for 6 h, TiMn0.95Cr0.25(VFe)0.3 alloy exhibits a lower hydrogen desorption plateau pressure (0.27 MPa at 313 K) and a smaller hysteresis factor (0.13 at 313 K); the maximum and effective hydrogen storage capacities (mass fraction) are 2.03% and 1.12% respectively, which can satisfy the demand of hydrogen storage tanks for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC).     

贮氢合金La-Mg-Ni系的贮氢性能

借助X-ray及吸氢性能测试装置研究了AB3型La-Mg-Ni系贮氢合金的结构和贮氢性能,测试了不同温度下合金的PCT曲线.结果表明,La-Mg-Ni系贮氢合金可获得(La,Mg)Ni3相组织;加Co,改善了合金的特性,并使平台压力降低.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Performance of the Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Pr-Mg-Ni-based Alloys Synthesized by Mechanical Milling

The PrMg12-type composite alloy of PrMg₁₁Ni + x wt% Ni (x=100,200) with an amorphous and nanocrystalline microstructure were synthesized through the mechanical milling.Effects of milling duration and Ni content on the microstructures and electrochemical hydrogen storage performances of the ball-milled alloys were methodically studied.The ball-milled alloys obtain the optimum discharge capacities at the first cycle.Increasing Ni content dramatically enhances the electrochemical property of alloys.Milling time varying may obviously impact the electrochemical performance of these alloys.The discharge capacities show a significant upward trend with milling duration prolonging,but milling for a longer time more than 40 h induces a slight decrease in the discharge capacity of the x=200 alloy.As milling duration increases,the cycle stability clearly lowers,while it first declines and then augments under the same condition for the x=200 alloy.The high-rate discharge abilities of the ball-milled alloys show the optimum values with milling time varying.     

熔炼掺杂对AB5型贮氢合金的结构和性能影响

为了探索一种新的掺杂方式对AB5型贮氢合金性能的影响,采用熔炼掺杂方法,研究了掺杂适量TiMn1.5合金(掺杂量为4％、8％的TiMn1.5)对成分为La0.7Ni2.65Co0.75Mn0.1的AB5型贮氢合金的结构及性能影响.XRD测试结果证实:掺杂后合金的主相仍为LaNi5相,生成了少量(NiCo)3 Ti相.(...     

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.     

镁基储氢材料的研究进展

镁基储氢材料以吸氢量大、资源丰富、价格低廉、质量轻和无污染而被认为是最有发展前途的固态储氢材料之一.本文从镁基储氢材料的研究历史及现状出发.对其分类及制备、研究进展等进行了综述,并对其广阔的发展前景进行了展望.     

AB5型储氢合金电极材料的研究

采用熔体旋转(melt-spinning)技术制备的AB5型储氢合金，用扫描电镜观察合金的显微组织并对合金成分进行了EDX分析，用XRD研究合金结构和晶胞参数及吸氢体胀率，对比快淬态与铸态合金的使用性能．结果表明．快淬态合金性能优于铸态合金．     

Influence of Temperature on Electrochemical Performances of Rare Earth Based Hydrogen Storage Material

1 IntroductionRare earth-based hydrogenstorage alloys ofAB5typehave beenthe most major electrode material for small-sizeNi/MHbatteries because of their high discharge capacity,superior highrate capability andfavorable ratio of pricetoperformance. But their electrochemical performances be-come worse when the alloys are applied to large-size Ni/MHbatteries of electric vehicles .Thisfact may be due tothe rising of temperature inside the large batteries causedbythe high electric current of char…     

新法回收废储氢合金性能的研究

针对废储氢合金粉回收提出一种全新的方法,即提炼和冶炼相结合的方法,并研究提炼后的中间合金及再生新合金的性能.经测试,回收后储氢合金的电化学容量达到282 mAh/g,PCT测试固气吸氢量为1.032%(质量分数),X射线测得主体相为CaCu5型六方结构,但其中含有微量杂质相,这有待于对中间合金的提炼工艺做进一步的研究.总之,利用此种方法得到回收后储氢合金的性能与原合金相近,是一种具有广阔发展前景的回收方法.     

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.     

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.