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Improved reversible dehydrogenation of 2LiBH4+MgH2 system by introducing Ni nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2011

Jianfeng Mao ,
Zaiping Guo ,
Xuebin Yu  and
Huakun Liu
Jianfeng Mao
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
Zaiping Guo*
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia; and School of Mechanical, Materials & Mechatronics Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
Xuebin Yu*
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia; and Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Huakun Liu
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: zguo@uow.edu.au
b)e-mail: yuxuebin@fudan.edu.cn
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Abstract

We report that the hydrogen de/resorption of the 2LiBH4+MgH2 system was modified by introducing Ni nanoparticles. Dehydrogenation analysis revealed that the first-step dehydrogenation, i.e., the decomposition of MgH2, can be significantly promoted by adding a small amount of Ni because of the catalytic effect. However, the improvement of the second-step dehydrogenation, corresponding to the decomposition of LiBH4, needs the addition of a large amount of Ni, resulting in the formation of a Mg–Ni–B ternary alloy. Furthermore, the presence of the Mg–Ni–B ternary alloy allowed an increased reversible H-capacity, in which about 5.3 wt% of hydrogen can be rehydrogenated under 400 °C and 55 bar hydrogen pressure over 10 h, which is higher than that of the pristine 2LiBH4+MgH2 system (4.4 wt%).

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Energy storageHydrogenationAbsorption
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 9 , 14 May 2011 , pp. 1143 - 1150
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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