Hydrogen Storage Kinetics of Mg20Ni10-xMx (M=Cu, Co; x=0-4) Alloys Prepared by Melt Spinning

2011 ◽  
Vol 148-149 ◽  
pp. 291-296
Author(s):  
Yang Huan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Gang Liu ◽  
Le Le Chen ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Guo Fang Zhang ◽  
...  

In order to improve the gaseous hydrogen storage kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloys, Ni in the alloy was partially substituted by M (M=Cu, Co). Melt-spinning technology was used for the preparation of the Mg20Ni10-xMx (M=Cu, Co; x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) hydrogen storage alloys. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys are characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM. The gaseous hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured by an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The results show that the as-spun (M=Cu) alloys hold a typical nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun (M=Co) alloys display a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Co for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The substitution of M (M=Cu, Co) for Ni engenders an insignificant effect on the hydrogen absorption kinetics of the alloys, but it markedly ameliorates the hydrogen desorption kinetics of the alloys. As the M (M=Cu, Co) content increase from 0 to 4, the hydrogen desorption ratio ( ) is enhanced from 27.7% to 58.9% for the as-spun (30 m/s) alloy (M=Cu), and from 27.7% to 70.2% for the as-spun (30 m/s) alloy (M=Co).

2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 587-592
Author(s):  
Bao Wei Li ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Zhong Hui Hou ◽  
Xiao Gang Liu ◽  
Le Le Chen ◽  
...  

In order to improve the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloys, Ni in the alloy was partially substituted by element Co. Melt-spinning technology was used for the preparation of the Mg20Ni10-xCox (x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) hydrogen storage alloys. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys are characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM. The gaseous hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured by an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the as-spun alloys is tested by an automatic galvanostatic system. The results show that the as-spun Co-free alloy holds a typical nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun alloys substituted by Co display a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Co for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. Both the melt spinning and the substitution of Co for Ni evidently ameliorate the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics and the HRD of the alloys. With an increase in the spinning rate from 0 (As-cast was defined as spinning rate of 0 m/s) to 30 m/s, the hydrogen absorption saturation ratio ( ) of the Co4 alloy grows from 77.1 to 93.5 wt.%, the hydrogen desorption ratio ( ) from 54.5% to 70.2%, the HRD from 60.3% to 76.0%, respectively.


2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 1708-1712
Author(s):  
Bao Wei Li ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Zhong Hui Hou ◽  
Xiao Gang Liu ◽  
Le Le Chen ◽  
...  

The Mg2Ni-type Mg20Ni10-xCux (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) hydrogen storage alloys were prepared by a melt-spinning technology. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys are characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM. The gaseous hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured by an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The results show that all the as-spun alloys hold an entire nanocrystalline structure and are free of amorphous phase. The substitution of Cu for Ni leads to a significant refinement of the grains of the as-cast alloys without changing the major phase Mg2Ni. Both the melt spinning and the substitution of Cu for Ni evidently ameliorate the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the alloys. The hydrogen absorption saturation ratio ( ) and the hydrogen desorption ratio ( ) of the Cu2 alloy are enhanced from 56.72 to 92.74% and from 14.89 to 40.37% respectively by rising spinning rate from 0 (as-cast was defined as spinning rate of 0 m/s) to 30 m/s. And those of the as-spun (20 m/s) alloys are increased from 85.99 to 91.22% and from 20.84 to 52.88 respectively by growing Cu content from 0 to 4.


2012 ◽  
Vol 430-432 ◽  
pp. 423-428
Author(s):  
Yang Huan Zhang ◽  
Bao Wei Li ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Zai Guang Pang ◽  
Zhong Hui Hou ◽  
...  

In order to improve the physical and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloys, Ni in the alloy was partially substituted by M (M=Co, Cu). Melt-spinning technology was used for the preparation of the Mg20Ni10-xMx (M=Co, Cu; x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) hydrogen storage alloys. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys are characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM. The physical and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys is measured. The results show that the as-spun (M=Cu) alloys hold an entire nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun (M=Co) alloys exhibit a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Co for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The substitution of M (M=Co, Cu) for Ni engenders an insignificant effect on the hydrogen absorption kinetics of the alloys, but it markedly ameliorates the hydrogen desorption kinetics of the alloys and the high rate discharge ability. With an increase of the M (M=Co, Cu) content from 0 to 4, the hydrogen desorption ratio ( ) is enhanced form 20.0% to 65.43% for the as-spun (20 m/s) alloy (M=Co), and from 20.0% to 52.88% for the as-spun (20 m/s) alloy (M=Cu).


2012 ◽  
Vol 581-582 ◽  
pp. 382-386
Author(s):  
Zhong Hui Hou ◽  
Yin Zhang ◽  
Ying Cai ◽  
Feng Hu ◽  
Guo Fang Zhang ◽  
...  

The melt spinning technology was used to prepare the Mg2Ni0.6M0.4 (M=Cu, Co) hydrogen storage alloys in order to obtain a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure. The microstructures of the alloys were characterized by XRD, TEM. The effects of the melt spinning on the electrochemical and gaseous hydrogen storage capacities of the alloys were investigated. The results indicate that the as-spun (M=Cu) alloys hold an entire nanocrystalline structure even if a limited spinning rate is applied, while the as-spun (M=Co) alloys display a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure and the amount of the amorphous phase grows evidently with the rising of the spinning rate, suggesting that the substitution of Co for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The melt spinning enhances the electrochemical and gaseous hydrogen storage capacities of the alloys dramatically. Simultaneously, it ameliorates the hydriding kinetics of the alloys substantially. As the spinning rate grows from 0 (As-cast was defined as the spinning rate of 0 m/s) to 30 m/s, the discharge capacity increases from 53.3 to 140.4 mAh/g for the (M=Cu) alloy and from 113.3% to 402.5% for the (M=Co) alloy; the gaseous hydrogen desorption capacity ( ) in 100 min augments from 2.29% to 2.87% for the (M=Cu) alloy and from 2.42% to 3.08% for the (M=Co) alloy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 780-785
Author(s):  
Yang Huan Zhang ◽  
Bao Wei Li ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
Guo Fang Zhang ◽  
...  

In order to improve the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the Mg2Ni-type alloys, Ni in the alloy was partially substituted by element Cu. Melt-spinning technology was used for the preparation of the Mg20Ni10-xCux (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) hydrogen storage alloys. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys are characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM. The gaseous hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured by an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the as-spun alloys is tested by an automatic galvanostatic system. The results show that all the as-spun alloys hold an entire nanocrystalline structure and are free of amorphous phase. The substitution of Cu for Ni, instead of changing the major phase Mg2Ni, leads to a visible refinement of the grains of the as-cast alloys. Furthermore, both the melt spinning treatment and Cu substitution significantly improve the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys.


2012 ◽  
Vol 586 ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Yang Huan Zhang ◽  
Tai Yang ◽  
Hong Wei Shang ◽  
Guo Fang Zhang ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
...  

In order to obtain a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, the Mg20Ni8M2 (M=Cu, Co) hydrogen storage alloys were fabricated by the melt spinning technology. The microstructures of the alloys were characterized by XRD, SEM and HRTEM. The effects of the melt spinning on the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the alloys were investigated. The results indicate that the as-spun (M=Cu) alloys hold an entire nanocrystalline structure even if the limited spinning rate is applied, while the as-spun (M=Co) alloys display a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure as the spinning rate grows to 30 m/s, suggesting that the substitution of Co for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The melt spinning remarkably improves the gaseous hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the alloys. As the spinning rate grows from 0 (As-cast was defined as the spinning rate of 0 m/s) to 30 m/s, the hydrogen absorption saturation ratio ( ) is enhanced from 56.72% to 92.74% for the (M=Cu) alloy and from 80.43% to 94.38% for the (M=Co) alloy. The hydrogen desorption ratio ( ) is raised from14.89% to 40.37% for the (M=Cu) alloy and from 24.52% to 51.67% for the (M=Co) alloy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 1565-1571
Author(s):  
Zhi Hong Ma ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Dong Liang Zhao ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Guo Fang Zhang ◽  
...  

In this paper, melt-spinning technology was used for preparing Mg20Ni10-xCox (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) hydrogen storage alloys. The influences of both the Co substitution and the melt spinning on the the physical and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys were investigated. The XRD, SEM and TEM characterization exhibits that the as-spun Co-free alloy holds a typical nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun alloys substituted by Co display a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Co for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The Co substitution gives rise to forming secondary phase MgCo2 without altering the Mg2Ni major phase of the alloys. The measurement of the physical and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys shows that both the melt spinning and the substitution of Co for Ni markedly improve the physical hydriding and dehydriding kinetics and the electrochmeical kinetics (HRD) of the alloys.


2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 3420-3424
Author(s):  
Yang Huan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Gang Liu ◽  
Le Le Chen ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Guo Fang Zhang ◽  
...  

The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type Mg20Ni10-xMnx (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) alloys were synthesized by melt-spinning technique. The structures of the as-cast and spun alloys were characterized by XRD, SEM and HRTEM. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloys were measured. The results show that the substitution of Mn for Ni, instead of changing the major phase Mg2Ni, leads to the formation of Mg and MnNi phases. No amorphous phase is detected in the as-spun Mn-free alloy, but the as-spun alloys substituted by Mn display the presence of an amorphous phase, suggesting that the substitution of Mn for Ni enhances the glass forming ability of the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The hydrogen absorption capacity of the as-cast alloys first increases and then decreases with the variation of the amount of Mn substitution. The hydrogen desorption capacity of the alloys markedly increases with growing Mn content.


2012 ◽  
Vol 534 ◽  
pp. 164-168
Author(s):  
Yang Huan Zhang ◽  
Chen Zhao ◽  
Ying Cai ◽  
Hui Ping Ren ◽  
Bao Wei Li ◽  
...  

The partial substitution of M (M=Cu, Mn) for Ni has been performed in order to ameliorate the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of Mg2Ni-type hydrogen storage alloys. The melt spinning technology was used to prepare the Mg20Ni10-xMx (M=Cu, Mn; x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) alloys. The structures of the as-spun alloys were characterized by XRD and TEM. The hydriding and dehydriding kinetics of the alloys were measured by an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus. The results show that the as-spun (M=Cu) alloys hold a typical nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun (M=Mn) alloys display a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Mn for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. Furthermore, Mn substitution results in the formation of the secondary phases MnNi and Mg instead of changing the major phase of Mg2Ni. The substitution of M (M=Cu, Mn) for Ni exerts an insignificant effect on the hydriding kinetics, but it ameliorates the hydrogen desorption kinetics of the alloys dramatically. The hydrogen desorption ratio ( ) is enhanced form 20.84% to 52.88% for the (M=Cu) alloy spun at 20 m/s, and from 20.84% to 53.87% for the (M=Mn) alloy spun at 20 m/s by increasing the M (M=Cu, Mn) content from 0 to 4.


2012 ◽  
Vol 499 ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Yang Huan Zhang ◽  
Li Zhao Guo ◽  
Hong Wei Shang ◽  
Zhong Hui Hou ◽  
Ying Cai ◽  
...  

It has come to light that the Mg2Ni-type alloy with a nanocrystalline/amorphous structure possesses superior hydrogen storage kinetics. The Mg2Ni-type Mg20Ni10-xMx (M=Cu, Co; x=0, 4) hydrogen storage alloys were synthesized by a melt-spinning technique. The microstructures of the as-cast and spun alloys were characterized by XRD, SEM and HRTEM. The gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys was measured. The results show that whatever spinning rate the as-spun (M=Cu) alloys hold an entire nanocrystalline structure. As spinning rate approaches to 20 m/s, the as-spun (M=Co) alloys display a nanocrystalline and amorphous structure, confirming that the substitution of Co for Ni facilitates the glass formation in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. Furthermore, such substitution results in the formation of secondary phases Mg2Cu and MgCo2 instead of changing the major phase of Mg2Ni. The melt spinning markedly improves the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys. The hydrogen absorption ratio (R5a ), hydrogen desorption ratio (R20d ) and the high rate discharge ability (HRD) notably mount up with the growing of the spinning rate.


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