Improvement of titanium hydrogenation by low energy ion irradiation

In this work a study of the improvement of titanium hydrogenation by low energy ion irradiation is presented. 3 mm titanium slices were irradiated at room temperature with 5 key H ions and annealed at different temperatures (300, 450 and 600 degrees C) in a hydrogen atmosphere in order to study the absorption of hydrogen. ERDA measurements as well as X-ray diffraction analysis show an improvement in hydrogen absorption relative to those samples that were not irradiated previously to hydrogenation. Copyright (C) 2015, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.