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:TheNd60Fe20Al8Co10B2alloywaspreparedbysuctioncastingofthemoltenalloyintoacoppermoldunderargonatmosphere.Themicro-structuralandmagneticpropertychangesintheNd60Fe20Al8Co10B2alloyduringcrystallizationwereinvestigatedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),differentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC),scanningelectronmicroscope(SEM)andthevibratingsamplemagnetometer(VSM).TheprecipitationandNd-richandFe-richphaseshavenosignificanteffectontheintrinsiccoercitityforNd60Fe20Al8Co10B2alloyannealedbelow723K.However,thegrowthofFe-richphasedecreasesthesaturatemagnetizationandremanenceofthealloy.Thehardmagneticbehaviorisdisappearedwhenthealloyisfullycrystallized.
简介:MeltspinningtechnologywasusedtopreparetheMg2Ni-type(Mg24Ni10Cu2)100–xNdx(x=0,5,10,15,20)alloysinordertoobtainananocrystallineandamorphousstructure.TheeffectsofNdcontentandspinningrateonthestructuresandelectrochemicalhydrogenstorageperformancesofthealloyswereinvestigated.ThestructurecharacterizationsofX-raydiffraction(XRD),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM)andscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)linkedwithenergydispersivespectroscopy(EDS)revealedthattheas-spunNd-freealloydisplayedanentirenanocrystallinestructure,whereastheas-spunNd-addedalloysheldananocrystallineandamorphousstructureandthedegreeofamorphizationvisiblyincreasedwiththerisingofNdcontentandspinningrate,suggestingthattheadditionofNdfacilitatedtheglassformingoftheMg2Ni-typealloy.TheelectrochemicalmeasurementsindicatedthattheadditionofNdandmeltspinningimprovedtheelectrochemicalhydrogenstorageperformancesofthealloyssignificantly.Thedischargecapacitiesoftheas-castandspunalloysexhibitedmaximumvalueswhenNdcontentwasx=10,whichwere86.4,200.5,266.3,402.5and452.8mAh/gcorrespondingtothespinningrateof0(As-castwasdefinedasthespinningrateof0m/s),10,20,30and40m/s,respectively.Thecyclestability(S20,thecapacitymaintainrateat20thcycle)oftheas-castalloyalwaysrosewiththeincreasingofNdcontent,andthoseoftheas-spunalloysexhibitedthemaximumvaluesforNdcontentx=10,whichwere77.9%,83.4%89.2%and89.7%,correspondingtothespinningrateof10,20,30and40m/s,respectively.