Synthesis of Nanostructured Mg-Ni Alloy and Its Hydrogen Storage Properties
来源期刊：JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TECHNOLOG2012年第5期
论文作者：N.A. Niaz I. Ahmad Waheed S. Khan
文章页码：401 - 406
摘 要：Nanostructured Mg-Ni alloy with the particle size in the range of 40-50 nm was synthesized by the thermal decomposition of bipyridyl complexes of Mg and Ni metals at 773 K for 24 h under dry argon gas ambient. The as-prepared nano-alloy was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） for compositional and structural analysis. The alloy exhibited superior hydrogen absorption and desorption behavior with 3.2 wt% absorption within 1 min at 573 K and about 3 wt% desorption within 5-10 min at 573 K. This favorable behavior of Mg-Ni compound for the hydrogen storage is due to the specific nanostructure of the material. The low activation energy values and favorable thermodynamics indicate that the prepared Mg-Ni alloy is an attracting material for hydrogen storage applications.
N.A. Niaz1，I. Ahmad1，Waheed S. Khan2
1. Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan2. Research Centre of Materials Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology
摘 要：Nanostructured Mg-Ni alloy with the particle size in the range of 40-50 nm was synthesized by the thermal decomposition of bipyridyl complexes of Mg and Ni metals at 773 K for 24 h under dry argon gas ambient. The as-prepared nano-alloy was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） for compositional and structural analysis. The alloy exhibited superior hydrogen absorption and desorption behavior with 3.2 wt% absorption within 1 min at 573 K and about 3 wt% desorption within 5-10 min at 573 K. This favorable behavior of Mg-Ni compound for the hydrogen storage is due to the specific nanostructure of the material. The low activation energy values and favorable thermodynamics indicate that the prepared Mg-Ni alloy is an attracting material for hydrogen storage applications.
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