Electrochemical properties of the Mm0.3Ml0.7Ni3.55Co0.75Mn0.4Al0.3 alloy mixed with Ni powder |
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Authors: | Hongwei Feng Xiangdong Liu Xiao Tian Bo Chi Li-Hong Huang Jin Xu |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Aimin Street, Huhhot 010051, China;2. Zhanjiang University of Radio and Television, Zhanjiang 524003, China |
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Abstract: | Composites of Mm0.3Ml0.7Ni3.55Co0.75Mn0.4Al0.3 alloy and Ni powders were mechanically synthesized and electrochemically tested in 6 M KOH electrolyte. In this work, the electrochemical properties of the alloys were greatly improved by mixing them with Ni, which plays a corrosion-resistance role in the alkali electrolyte and helps electron conduction. It has been shown that the numbers of activation cycles decreased compared with the alloys without Ni powder. All the alloys were activated after the second cycle. Improvements of the maximum discharge capacities were also found in this work. A maximum discharge capacity of 358 mAh g−1 was measured in the Mm0.3Ml0.7Ni3.55Co0.75Mn0.4Al0.3 + 250 wt.% Ni composite. In addition to that, adding Ni was found to enhance the high-rate discharge ability of the alloys, which appear to be good candidates for the realization of MH battery electrodes. |
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Keywords: | AB5 hydrogen storage alloys Ni powders Activation properties Maximum discharge capacities High-rate discharge abilities |
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