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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 45, Issue 20, Pages 11686-11694Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.02.073
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Metallic hydrides; Ni-MH batteries; Corrosion; Rare earths; Magnetic measurements
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- CNRS
- MALHYCE [ANR-2011-PRGE-006 01]
- SAFT
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AB(5) compounds (A = rare earth, B = transition metal) have been widely studied as anodes for Ni-MH applications. However, they have reached their technical limitations and the search for new promising materials with high capacity is foreseen. AB(y) compounds (2 < y < 5) are good candidates. They are made by stacking [AB(5)] and [A(2)B(4)] units along the c crystallographic axis. The latter unit allows a large increase in capacity, while the [AB(5)] unit provides good cycling stability. Consequently, the AB(3.8) composition (i.e. A(5)B(19) with three [AB(5)] for one [A(2)B(4)]) is expected to exhibit better cycling stability than the AB(3.5) (i.e. A(2)B(7) with two [AB(5)] for one [A(2)B(4)]). Furthermore, substitution of rare earth by light magnesium improves both the capacity and cycling stability. In this paper, we compare the hydrogenation and corrosion properties of two binary compounds, SmNi3.5 and SmNi3.8, and two pseudo-binary ones, (Sm, Mg)Ni-3.5 and (Sm, Mg)Ni-3.8. A better solid-gas cycling stability is highlighted for the binary SmNi3.8. The pseudo-binary compounds also exhibit higher cycling stability than the binary ones. Furthermore, their resistance to corrosion was investigated. (C) 2020 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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