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AUTHOR
L.w. Huang
Synergistic effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and Al on the electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of Mg2Ni-type alloy prepared by mechanical alloying
Abstract Mg 2− x Al x Ni ( x = 0, 0.25) electrode alloys with and without multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) under argon atmosphere at room temperature using a planetary high-energy ball mill. The microstructures of synthesized alloys are characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM. XRD analysis results indicate that Al substitution results in the formation of AlNi-type solid solution that can interstitially dissolve hydrogen atoms. In contrast, the addition of MWCNTs hardly affects the XRD patterns. SEM observations show that after co-milling with 5 wt. % MWCNTs, the particle sizes of both Mg 2 Ni and Mg 1.75 Al 0.25 Ni milled alloys are decreased e…
Mg2-xTixNi (x=0, 0.5) alloys prepared by mechanical alloying for electrochemical hydrogen storage: Experiments and first-principles calculations
International audience; Mg2-xTixNi (x = 0, 0.5) electrode alloys have been prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) under argon atmosphere at room temperature using a planetary high-energy ball mill. The microstructures of synthesized alloys are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The effects of substitutional doping of Ti in Mg2Ni phase have been investigated by first-principles density functional theory calculations. XRD analysis results indicate that Ti substitution for Mg in Mg2Ni-type alloys results in the formation of TiNi (Pm-3m) and TiNi3 intermetallics. With the increase of milling time, the TiNi phase…