Yanghuan Zhang ;;;Qing-chun Wang;
. 2010, 41(05): 43-0.
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Mg2Ni-type Mg20-xLaxNi10 (x = 0, 2, 4, 6) hydrogen storage alloys were prepared by casting and rapid quenching. The structures of the as-cast and quenched alloys were studied by XRD, SEM and HRTEM, founding that no amorphous phase forms in the as-quenched La-free alloy, but the as-quenched alloys containing La hold a major amorphous phase. Thermal stability of the as-quenched alloys is studied by DSC, showing that La content and the quenching rate induce a negligible influence on the crystallization temperature of the amorphous phase. The hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the as-cast and quenched alloys are measured using an automatically controlled Sieverts apparatus, confirming that the hydrogen absorption and desorption capacities and the kinetics of the as-cast alloys are markedly ameliorated with increasing La content, and rapid quenching significantly improves the hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics of the alloy (x = 2). The electrochemical measurement shows that the discharge capacity of the as-cast alloys grow with the increase of La content, and for the as-quenched alloy (x = 2), the discharge capacity increases with rising quenching rate. The substitution of La for Mg markedly enhances the cycle stability of the as-cast and quenched alloys.