Significantly improved hydrogen desorption property of La2Mg17 alloy modified with Ni-Al nanocrystalline

Huaiwei Zhang, Xinyao Zheng, Teng Wang, Xingguo Li

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Abstract

A simple method was developed for improving the hydrogen storage properties through adding nano Ni-Al compounds using as a stable catalyst to the La2Mg17 alloys by a PVD method. With the trace addition of the catalyst, hydrogen absorption and desorption rate are all substantially improved for the La-Mg based alloys. The alloys formation process has been determined, and the activity energy of the hydride dehydrogenation reaction before and after Ni-Al nanocrystalline addition was also calculated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-32
Number of pages4
JournalIntermetallics
Volume70
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydrogen storage alloys
  • Nanocrystalline catalyst
  • PVD method
  • Rare earth metals

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