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Improvement of Hydrogen Desorption Characteristics of Eutectic Mg/Mg2NiH4 and Mg2NiH4 by In addition
Čermák, Jiří ; Král, Lubomír
Mg-xNi alloys are known as perspective hydrogen storage materials [1,2]. Hydrogen storage capacity and hydrogen desorption rate of binary alloys Mg-Ni are, however, still unsatisfactory and therefore, improvements are sought, e.g., by introduction of a proper catalyst [3]. As candidate elements, transition metals [4] are often used that attract bonding valence electrons and, hence, destabilize the hydrides. However, also elements with weaker bond to H than that of Mg, or even non-hydride forming elements show a beneficial effect upon the hydrogen desorption rate [5,6]. The present investigation continues our previous work [7,8]. Here we investigate the resistance of eutectic Mg/Mg2Ni against the poisoning by residual air and possible ways how to improve the hydrogen desorption kinetics of Mg2NiH4 by doping. As dopants, elements of the 13th and the 14th group were tested that do not form stable hydrides.
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