简介：La1.5Mg17Ni0.5hydrogenstoragematerialswerepreparedbyhydridingcombustionsynthesis(HCS)andmechanicalalloying(MA)methodrespectively.TheexperimentalresultsshowthatthehydrogenabsorptionpropertiesofLa1.5Mg17Nio.5preparedbyMAarebetterthanthatbyHCS.La1.5Mg17Nio.5preparedbyMAcanabsorb6.73mass%hydrogenat523Kwithin1min,and4.92mass%hydrogenat423K.TheimprovementofhydridingpropertiesofLa1.5Mg17Ni0.5alloypreparedbyMAcanbeascribedtotheformationofnano-crystallineanddefectsduringthemechanicalalloying.

简介：InordertoimprovethehydrogenationanddehydrogenationperformancesoftheMg2Ni-typealloys,MgwaspartiallysubstitutedbyLainthealloy,andmeltspinningtechnologywasusedforthepreparationoftheMg20-xLaxNi10(x=0,2,4,6)hydrogenstoragealloys.ThestructuresofthealloyswerestudiedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andhigh-resolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM).Itwasfoundthatnoamorphousphaseformedintheas-spunLa-freealloy,buttheas-spunalloyscontainingLaheldamajoramorphousphase.WhenLacontentx≤2,themajorphaseintheas-castalloyswasMg2Niphase,butwithfurtherincreaseofLacontent,themajorphaseoftheas-castalloyschangedintoLaNi5+LaMg3phase.Thermalstabilityoftheas-spunalloyswasstudiedbydifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC),showingthatspinningratewasanegligiblefactoronthecrystallizationtemperatureoftheamorphousphase.Thehydrogenabsorptionanddesorptionkineticsoftheas-castandas-spunalloysweremeasuredusinganautomaticallycontrolledSievertsapparatus,confirmingthatthehydrogenabsorptionanddesorptioncapacitiesandkineticsoftheas-castalloysclearlyincreasedwithrisingLacontent.ForLacontentx=2,theas-spunalloydisplayedoptimalhydrogendesorptionkineticsat200°C.

简介：ThestructureandhydridingperformanceofLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cux(x=0～0.4)alloyswereinvestigatedinordertodevelopsuitablematerialsformetalhydrideairconditioner.TheeffectofCuadditiononthecrystalstructure,equilibriumpressure,hydrogencapacityandhysteresisaswellashydrogenabsorption/desorptionkineticsweresystematicallystudiedbyusingthemeasurementofP-Cisotherms,X-raydiffractionandscanningelectronmicroscopy.AstheamountofCuincreases,theplateaupressureincreasesandhydrogenabsorption/desorptionkineticsisimproved,buttheeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitydecreases.Itisshownthatvariationsinthebasalplaneparameteracanbeusedasanindicationfortheplateaupressurechanges.Withtheincreaseofparametera,theplateaupressuredecreases.ForLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cux(x=0～0.4)alloysthereisarelationshipbetweentheeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitiesandtheratiosoftheirunitcellparameterscanda.Theeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitydecreaseswithincreaseofa/c.