High-pressure synthesis of amorphous MgNi(1.02)H(2.2).
High-pressure synthesis of amorphous MgNi(1.02)H(2.2).
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DOI:
10.1021/ja010170r
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发表时间:
2001-06
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15
通讯作者:
J. Chen;T. Sakai;N. Kitamura;H. Takeshita;N. Kuriyama
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作者:
J. Chen;T. Sakai;N. Kitamura;H. Takeshita;N. Kuriyama
The use of hydrogen storage materials is an attractive proposition for applications in clean electric vehicle systems. 1 One of the most important achievements in this area would be the creation of lightweight hydrogen storage materials with high capacity and low desorption-absorption temperatures. 2, 3 Among the different hydrogen storage materials, magnesium-nickel-based metal hydrides are promising candidates for reversible hydrogen storage because of their high capacity and relatively low cost. 4 It is known that in the phase diagram of the Mg-Ni system, two intermetallic compounds are formed: Mg2Ni and MgNi2. 5 Within the limits of a maximum temperature of 350 C and a maximum pressure of 4 MPa, Mg2Ni reacts readily with hydrogen to form Mg2NiH4, whereas MgNi2 does not react with hydrogen. 6 These conditions limit their practical utilization in view of the high desorption temperature in the former case, and the small content of hydrogen in the latter. Recent effort has been devoted to improving the hydriding and dehydriding properties of Mg-Ni based alloys using techniques such as element substitution, 7, 8 ball-milling, 9-11 and high-pressure treatment. 12, 13 These results showed that the hydrogenation behavior was greatly changed, mainly due to the formation of amorphous phases or/and nanocrystallines. However, since the Mg-Ni system is still premature, less stable hydrides need to be developed. At present, new hydrides can be successfully synthesized by using high-pressure technology that can reach gigapascals (GPa). 14, 15 More importantly, the application of the high hydrogen pressure techniques to a number of metalhydrogen systems has given clear evidence of further absorption of hydrogen, of which various novel properties can be expected. 16 Here we report an interesting finding that the homogeneous hydride phase MgNi1. 02H2. 2, which was synthesized by heating a stoichiometric mixture of 2MgH2+ Ni at a pressure of 6 GPa, can desorb-absorb hydrogen reversibly in the temperature range 80-200 C.In a glovebox filled with pure argon gas, a powder mixture (e30 μm) of MgH2 and Ni having a molar ratio of 1: 1 was pressed into pellets and put into a sodium chloride crucible together with the internal hydrogen source LiAlH4, which supplied hydrogen after heat-decomposition. The sample and LiAlH4 were separated by a boron nitride disk, which only allowed hydrogen to diffuse freely and therefore protected the sample from pollution. 17 The NaCl container was surrounded by a graphite heater and placed in an octahedral pyrophyllite, a pressure transmitting medium with an edge size of 20 mm. Heat treatments were carried out by using an UHP-2000 oil machine with a multi-anvil device (tungsten carbide) at 6 GPa and 600 C for 90 min. 18 After heating, the sample was quenched in liquid nitrogen, yielding the new phase as a dark-gray powder.