4.7 Article

Low-temperature and instantaneous high-rate output performance of AB5-type hydrogen storage alloy with duplex surface hot-alkali treatment

Journal

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 692, Issue -, Pages 364-374

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.08.292

Keywords

Metal-hydride electrode; Surface treatment; Low-temperature operation; Instantaneous high-rate output; Peak power density

Funding

  1. National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863Program) [2011AA03A408]

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The excellent low-temperature and instantaneous high-rate output performance of MmNi(3.7)Co(0.7)Mn(0.3)Al(0.3) alloy are obtained via hot-alkali treatment (K alloy) and duplex hot-alkali treatments with reducing agents, including N2H4 (KN alloy), NaH2PO2 (KP alloy) and NaBH4 (KB alloy). The charge transfer process on the alloy surface is the primary control step that influences the electrochemical properties at -40 degrees C. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analyses demonstrate that a high electrocatalytic Ni-and Co-rich layer is formed via the preferential dissolution of Al and Mn and that the alloy surface oxide is effectively removed via the duplex surface hot-alkali treatments. Thus, the charge-transfer resistance decreases and the exchange current density increases obviously in the treated alloys, making the K, KN, KP and KB alloys exhibit better activation property, high-rate dischargeability and instantaneous high-rate output performance at 20 degrees C, as well as higher discharge capacity, low-temperature dischargeability and high-power delivery at -40 degrees C. Based on the overall electrochemical properties of the alloys at various temperatures, a duplex surface modification of the hot-alkali treatment with NaH2PO2 is determined to be the best. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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