The effects of Sr TiO_3 on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH_2 have been studied for the first time.The onset dehydrogenation temperature of the MgH_2-10 wt% SrTiO_3 is found to be 275 ℃, which is 55 ℃ lower as...The effects of Sr TiO_3 on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH_2 have been studied for the first time.The onset dehydrogenation temperature of the MgH_2-10 wt% SrTiO_3 is found to be 275 ℃, which is 55 ℃ lower as compared to the as-milled MgH_2. The composite is able to absorb 4.3 wt% of hydrogen in 60 min instead of 1.1 wt% for the as-milled Mg H_2. Meanwhile, the composite is able to release 5.3 wt% of hydrogen in 17 min compared to 1.9 wt% by the as-milled Mg H_2 at 320 ℃. The calculated Eaof the Mg H_2-10 wt% SrTiO_3 is 109 k J/mol, which is 26.3 kJ/mol lower than the calculated Eaof the as-milled MgH_2. The Sr TiO_3 is not decomposed during the ball milling and the re/dehydrogenation processes. The catalytic effect shown by the SrTiO_3 is owing to its ability to change the physical structure of the MgH_2 particles during the ball milling process.展开更多
A solid-state storage system is the most practical option for hydrogen because it is more convenient and safer.Metal hydrides,especially MgH_(2),are the most promising materials that offer high gravimetric capacity an...A solid-state storage system is the most practical option for hydrogen because it is more convenient and safer.Metal hydrides,especially MgH_(2),are the most promising materials that offer high gravimetric capacity and good reversibility.However,the practical application of MgH_(2) is restricted by slow sorption kinetics and high stability of thermodynamic properties.Hydrogen storage performance of MgH_(2) was enhanced by introducing the Mg–Na–Al system that destabilises MgH_(2) with NaAlH_(4).The Mg–Na–Al system has superior performance compared to that of unary MgH_(2) and NaAlH_(4).To boost the performance of the Mg–Na–Al system,the ball milling method and the addition of a catalyst were introduced.The Mg–Na–Al system resulted in a low onset decomposition temperature,superior cyclability and enhanced kinetics performances.The Al_(12)Mg_(17) and NaMgH_(3) that formed in situ during the dehydrogenation process modify the reaction pathway of the Mg–Na–Al system and alter the thermodynamic properties.In this paper,the overview of the recent progress in hydrogen storage of the Mg–Na–Al system is detailed.The remaining challenges and future development of Mg–Na–Al system are also discussed.This paper is the first review report on hydrogen storage properties of the Mg–Na–Al system.展开更多
The catalytic effect of K2SiF6 on MgH2 was first timely studied.The MgH2+5 wt.%K2SiF6 was prepared via the ball milling technique.The catalyst had lessened the initial decomposition temperature by 134℃ and 48℃ as co...The catalytic effect of K2SiF6 on MgH2 was first timely studied.The MgH2+5 wt.%K2SiF6 was prepared via the ball milling technique.The catalyst had lessened the initial decomposition temperature by 134℃ and 48℃ as compared to both pristine and milled MgH2 samples,respectively.In 2 minutes,4.5 wt.%of hydrogen was absorbed(250℃)by the doped composite,which was 0.8 wt.%higher than the milled MgH2.Meanwhile,for the desorption kinetics(320℃,1 atm),the amount of desorbed hydrogen was increased by 2.4 wt.%and 2.3 wt.%for the first 10 and 20 minutes.Besides,contracting volume and Johnson-Mehl-Avrami models were used to analyse the kinetics sorptions.The decomposition activation energy calculated based on Kissinger equation was 114 kJ/mol.As for the active species,Mg2Si,MgF2 and KH were formed during the heating process.These active species are speculated to be responsible for the improvement of the hydrogenation properties of the composite.展开更多
In this study, the hydrogen storage properties of MgH-X wt% KNiF（X = 5, 10, 15, 20, and 50） were investigated for the first time. From the analysis of the onset desorption temperature and isothermal de/absorption ki...In this study, the hydrogen storage properties of MgH-X wt% KNiF（X = 5, 10, 15, 20, and 50） were investigated for the first time. From the analysis of the onset desorption temperature and isothermal de/absorption kinetics, it was shown that MgH+ 5 wt% KNiFsample has the best performance. The 5wt% doped sample started to release hydrogen at about 260 °C, which was a reduction of about 95 °C and 157 oC compared with the as-milled and as-received MgH. In addition, the de/absorption kinetics of the MgH+ 5 wt% KNiFwere also improved significantly compared to the un-doped MgH. The apparent activation energy for hydrogen desorption exhibited the decrement from 167.0 k J/mol for as-milled MgHto 111.0 k J/mol with the addition of 5 wt% KNiF. Moreover, the X-ray diffraction spectra displayed the formation of new phases of KF, KH, MgNi and MgNiHby doping the KNiFwith MgHafter the dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation processes. The scanning electron microscope results revealed that MgHdoped with 5 wt% KNiFdemonstrated the smallest particle size compared to the as-received and as-milled MgH. It is believed that the formation of in situ active species of KF, KH, and MgNi could provide a synergetic catalytic effect in enhancing the hydrogen sorption properties of MgH.展开更多
Magnesium hydride(MgH_(2))is the most feasible and effective solid-state hydrogen storage material,which has excellent reversibility but initiates decomposing at high temperatures and has slow kinetics performance.Her...Magnesium hydride(MgH_(2))is the most feasible and effective solid-state hydrogen storage material,which has excellent reversibility but initiates decomposing at high temperatures and has slow kinetics performance.Here,zinc titanate(Zn_(2)TiO_(4))synthesised by the solid-state method was used as an additive to lower the initial temperature for dehydrogenation and enhance the re/dehydrogenation behaviour of MgH_(2).With the presence of Zn_(2)TiO_(4),the starting temperature for the dehydrogenation of MgH_(2)was remarkably lowered to around 290℃–305℃.In addition,within 300 s,the MgH_(2)–Zn_(2)TiO_(4)sample absorbed 5.0 wt.%of H_(2)and 2.2–3.6 wt.%H_(2)was liberated from the composite sample in 30 min,which is faster by 22–36 times than as-milled MgH_(2).The activation energy of the MgH_(2)for the dehydrogenation process was also downshifted to 105.5 k J/mol with the addition of Zn_(2)TiO_(4)indicating a decrease of 22%than as-milled MgH_(2).The superior behaviour of MgH_(2)was due to the formation of Mg Zn_(2),MgO and MgTiO_(3),which are responsible for ameliorating the re/dehydrogenation behaviour of MgH_(2).These findings provide a new understanding of the hydrogen storage behaviour of the catalysed-MgH_(2)system.展开更多
For the first time,the MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4)(ratio 4:1)destabilized system with CoTiO_(3) addition has been explored.The CoTiO_(3)-doped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample begins to dehydrogenate at 130℃,which is declined by 40...For the first time,the MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4)(ratio 4:1)destabilized system with CoTiO_(3) addition has been explored.The CoTiO_(3)-doped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample begins to dehydrogenate at 130℃,which is declined by 40℃ compared to the undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4).Moreover,the de/rehydrogenation kinetics characteristics of the CoTiO_(3)-doped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) were greatly ameliorated.With the inclusion of CoTiO_(3),the MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) composite absorbed 5.2 wt.%H_(2),higher than undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4).In the context of dehydrogenation,the CoTiO_(3)-doped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample desorbed 2.6 wt.%H_(2),almost doubled compared to the amount of hydrogen desorbed from the undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample.The activation energy obtained by the Kissinger analysis for MgH_(2) decomposition was significantly lower by 35.9 kJ/mol than the undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample.The reaction mechanism demonstrated that new phases of MgCo and AlTi_(3) were generated in situ during the heating process and are likely to play a substantial catalytic function and be useful in ameliorating the de/rehydrogenation properties of the destabilized MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) system with the inclusion of CoTiO_(3).展开更多
Highly repeatable multilevel bipolar resistive switching in Ti/Ce Ox/Pt nonvolatile memory device has been demonstrated. X-ray diffraction studies of Ce O2 films reveal the formation of weak polycrystalline structure....Highly repeatable multilevel bipolar resistive switching in Ti/Ce Ox/Pt nonvolatile memory device has been demonstrated. X-ray diffraction studies of Ce O2 films reveal the formation of weak polycrystalline structure. The observed good memory performance, including stable cycling endurance and long data retention times（〉10^4s） with an acceptable resistance ratio（～10^2）, enables the device for its applications in future non-volatile resistive random access memories（RRAMs）. Based on the unique distribution characteristics of oxygen vacancies in Ce Ox films, the possible mechanism of multilevel resistive switching in Ce Ox RRAM devices has been discussed. The conduction mechanism in low resistance state is found to be Ohmic due to conductive filamentary paths, while that in the high resistance state was identified as Ohmic for low applied voltages and a space-charge-limited conduction dominated by Schottky emission at high applied voltages.展开更多
The latest experimental data ofα-decay half-lives for 573 nuclei within the range of 52≤Z≤118 are utilized to enhance empirical formulas with updated coefficients.These formulas are enhanced by analyzing the contri...The latest experimental data ofα-decay half-lives for 573 nuclei within the range of 52≤Z≤118 are utilized to enhance empirical formulas with updated coefficients.These formulas are enhanced by analyzing the contributions of orbital angular momentum and isospin asymmetry.The effect of deformation of daughter nuclei on theα-decay half-life is modeled by incorporating two additional terms,dependent on the quadrupole and hexadecapole deformation parameters,into the empirical formulas for a-decay half-lives.Incorporating these deformation-dependent terms,along with angular momentum and isospin asymmetry,we improve the standard deviation by approximately 17%.The revised empirical formulas for aα-decay half-lives demonstrate better agreement with experimental data when deformation factors are included.The modified formulas are validated through comparisons with recent experimental results and further theoretical predictions.This paper presents and compares a-decay half-life predictions for several isotopes of superheavy nuclei with Z=120-126,which are yet to be experimentally synthesized.For various isotopes of each element,the variation in logio T with changes in the neutron number is also explored.展开更多
In the framework of Strutinsky＇s approach, we calculated the shell and the residual pairing correction energies for 5569 even-even nuclei in the range 72 ≤ Z ≤ 282 and 96≤N ≤ 540. Quasi-magic numbers and deformed...In the framework of Strutinsky＇s approach, we calculated the shell and the residual pairing correction energies for 5569 even-even nuclei in the range 72 ≤ Z ≤ 282 and 96≤N ≤ 540. Quasi-magic numbers and deformed islands of stability that reside in a range defined by Green＇s formula and the two-neutrons drip line are introduced. We present 36 quasi-magic proton and 53 quasi-magic neutron magic numbers that contribute to the formation of 133 deformed islands of stability along the N-Z space. The quasi-magic proton and neutron magic numbers volatile as the mass number increases and other magic numbers take over. Consequently, the deformed islands of stability fail to exhibit a pattern along the search space covered.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS 59362)
文摘The effects of Sr TiO_3 on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH_2 have been studied for the first time.The onset dehydrogenation temperature of the MgH_2-10 wt% SrTiO_3 is found to be 275 ℃, which is 55 ℃ lower as compared to the as-milled MgH_2. The composite is able to absorb 4.3 wt% of hydrogen in 60 min instead of 1.1 wt% for the as-milled Mg H_2. Meanwhile, the composite is able to release 5.3 wt% of hydrogen in 17 min compared to 1.9 wt% by the as-milled Mg H_2 at 320 ℃. The calculated Eaof the Mg H_2-10 wt% SrTiO_3 is 109 k J/mol, which is 26.3 kJ/mol lower than the calculated Eaof the as-milled MgH_2. The Sr TiO_3 is not decomposed during the ball milling and the re/dehydrogenation processes. The catalytic effect shown by the SrTiO_3 is owing to its ability to change the physical structure of the MgH_2 particles during the ball milling process.
基金This work was supported by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme(FRGS/1/2019/STG07/UMT/02/5)The authors also thank the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu for providing the facilities to carry out this project.Scheme(FRGS/1/2019/STG07/UMT/02/5)The authors also thank the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu for providing the facilities to carry out this project.
文摘A solid-state storage system is the most practical option for hydrogen because it is more convenient and safer.Metal hydrides,especially MgH_(2),are the most promising materials that offer high gravimetric capacity and good reversibility.However,the practical application of MgH_(2) is restricted by slow sorption kinetics and high stability of thermodynamic properties.Hydrogen storage performance of MgH_(2) was enhanced by introducing the Mg–Na–Al system that destabilises MgH_(2) with NaAlH_(4).The Mg–Na–Al system has superior performance compared to that of unary MgH_(2) and NaAlH_(4).To boost the performance of the Mg–Na–Al system,the ball milling method and the addition of a catalyst were introduced.The Mg–Na–Al system resulted in a low onset decomposition temperature,superior cyclability and enhanced kinetics performances.The Al_(12)Mg_(17) and NaMgH_(3) that formed in situ during the dehydrogenation process modify the reaction pathway of the Mg–Na–Al system and alter the thermodynamic properties.In this paper,the overview of the recent progress in hydrogen storage of the Mg–Na–Al system is detailed.The remaining challenges and future development of Mg–Na–Al system are also discussed.This paper is the first review report on hydrogen storage properties of the Mg–Na–Al system.
基金the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu(UMT)through the Golden Goose Research Grant(GGRG)(VOT 55190).
文摘The catalytic effect of K2SiF6 on MgH2 was first timely studied.The MgH2+5 wt.%K2SiF6 was prepared via the ball milling technique.The catalyst had lessened the initial decomposition temperature by 134℃ and 48℃ as compared to both pristine and milled MgH2 samples,respectively.In 2 minutes,4.5 wt.%of hydrogen was absorbed(250℃)by the doped composite,which was 0.8 wt.%higher than the milled MgH2.Meanwhile,for the desorption kinetics(320℃,1 atm),the amount of desorbed hydrogen was increased by 2.4 wt.%and 2.3 wt.%for the first 10 and 20 minutes.Besides,contracting volume and Johnson-Mehl-Avrami models were used to analyse the kinetics sorptions.The decomposition activation energy calculated based on Kissinger equation was 114 kJ/mol.As for the active species,Mg2Si,MgF2 and KH were formed during the heating process.These active species are speculated to be responsible for the improvement of the hydrogenation properties of the composite.
基金supported by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia Fundamental Research Grant Scheme(FRGS 59362)
文摘In this study, the hydrogen storage properties of MgH-X wt% KNiF（X = 5, 10, 15, 20, and 50） were investigated for the first time. From the analysis of the onset desorption temperature and isothermal de/absorption kinetics, it was shown that MgH+ 5 wt% KNiFsample has the best performance. The 5wt% doped sample started to release hydrogen at about 260 °C, which was a reduction of about 95 °C and 157 oC compared with the as-milled and as-received MgH. In addition, the de/absorption kinetics of the MgH+ 5 wt% KNiFwere also improved significantly compared to the un-doped MgH. The apparent activation energy for hydrogen desorption exhibited the decrement from 167.0 k J/mol for as-milled MgHto 111.0 k J/mol with the addition of 5 wt% KNiF. Moreover, the X-ray diffraction spectra displayed the formation of new phases of KF, KH, MgNi and MgNiHby doping the KNiFwith MgHafter the dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation processes. The scanning electron microscope results revealed that MgHdoped with 5 wt% KNiFdemonstrated the smallest particle size compared to the as-received and as-milled MgH. It is believed that the formation of in situ active species of KF, KH, and MgNi could provide a synergetic catalytic effect in enhancing the hydrogen sorption properties of MgH.
基金Universiti Malaysia Terengganu(UMT)for the funding provided by Golden Goose Research Grant(GGRG)VOT 55190。
文摘Magnesium hydride(MgH_(2))is the most feasible and effective solid-state hydrogen storage material,which has excellent reversibility but initiates decomposing at high temperatures and has slow kinetics performance.Here,zinc titanate(Zn_(2)TiO_(4))synthesised by the solid-state method was used as an additive to lower the initial temperature for dehydrogenation and enhance the re/dehydrogenation behaviour of MgH_(2).With the presence of Zn_(2)TiO_(4),the starting temperature for the dehydrogenation of MgH_(2)was remarkably lowered to around 290℃–305℃.In addition,within 300 s,the MgH_(2)–Zn_(2)TiO_(4)sample absorbed 5.0 wt.%of H_(2)and 2.2–3.6 wt.%H_(2)was liberated from the composite sample in 30 min,which is faster by 22–36 times than as-milled MgH_(2).The activation energy of the MgH_(2)for the dehydrogenation process was also downshifted to 105.5 k J/mol with the addition of Zn_(2)TiO_(4)indicating a decrease of 22%than as-milled MgH_(2).The superior behaviour of MgH_(2)was due to the formation of Mg Zn_(2),MgO and MgTiO_(3),which are responsible for ameliorating the re/dehydrogenation behaviour of MgH_(2).These findings provide a new understanding of the hydrogen storage behaviour of the catalysed-MgH_(2)system.
基金supported by the Research Intensified Grant Scheme (RIGS) under grant number VOT 55440 provided by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)the SIPP Incentive sponsored by UMT
文摘For the first time,the MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4)(ratio 4:1)destabilized system with CoTiO_(3) addition has been explored.The CoTiO_(3)-doped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample begins to dehydrogenate at 130℃,which is declined by 40℃ compared to the undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4).Moreover,the de/rehydrogenation kinetics characteristics of the CoTiO_(3)-doped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) were greatly ameliorated.With the inclusion of CoTiO_(3),the MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) composite absorbed 5.2 wt.%H_(2),higher than undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4).In the context of dehydrogenation,the CoTiO_(3)-doped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample desorbed 2.6 wt.%H_(2),almost doubled compared to the amount of hydrogen desorbed from the undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample.The activation energy obtained by the Kissinger analysis for MgH_(2) decomposition was significantly lower by 35.9 kJ/mol than the undoped MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) sample.The reaction mechanism demonstrated that new phases of MgCo and AlTi_(3) were generated in situ during the heating process and are likely to play a substantial catalytic function and be useful in ameliorating the de/rehydrogenation properties of the destabilized MgH_(2)–NaAlH_(4) system with the inclusion of CoTiO_(3).
基金the financial support by Higher Education Commission(HEC),Islamabad Pakistan
文摘Highly repeatable multilevel bipolar resistive switching in Ti/Ce Ox/Pt nonvolatile memory device has been demonstrated. X-ray diffraction studies of Ce O2 films reveal the formation of weak polycrystalline structure. The observed good memory performance, including stable cycling endurance and long data retention times（〉10^4s） with an acceptable resistance ratio（～10^2）, enables the device for its applications in future non-volatile resistive random access memories（RRAMs）. Based on the unique distribution characteristics of oxygen vacancies in Ce Ox films, the possible mechanism of multilevel resistive switching in Ce Ox RRAM devices has been discussed. The conduction mechanism in low resistance state is found to be Ohmic due to conductive filamentary paths, while that in the high resistance state was identified as Ohmic for low applied voltages and a space-charge-limited conduction dominated by Schottky emission at high applied voltages.
文摘The latest experimental data ofα-decay half-lives for 573 nuclei within the range of 52≤Z≤118 are utilized to enhance empirical formulas with updated coefficients.These formulas are enhanced by analyzing the contributions of orbital angular momentum and isospin asymmetry.The effect of deformation of daughter nuclei on theα-decay half-life is modeled by incorporating two additional terms,dependent on the quadrupole and hexadecapole deformation parameters,into the empirical formulas for a-decay half-lives.Incorporating these deformation-dependent terms,along with angular momentum and isospin asymmetry,we improve the standard deviation by approximately 17%.The revised empirical formulas for aα-decay half-lives demonstrate better agreement with experimental data when deformation factors are included.The modified formulas are validated through comparisons with recent experimental results and further theoretical predictions.This paper presents and compares a-decay half-life predictions for several isotopes of superheavy nuclei with Z=120-126,which are yet to be experimentally synthesized.For various isotopes of each element,the variation in logio T with changes in the neutron number is also explored.
文摘In the framework of Strutinsky＇s approach, we calculated the shell and the residual pairing correction energies for 5569 even-even nuclei in the range 72 ≤ Z ≤ 282 and 96≤N ≤ 540. Quasi-magic numbers and deformed islands of stability that reside in a range defined by Green＇s formula and the two-neutrons drip line are introduced. We present 36 quasi-magic proton and 53 quasi-magic neutron magic numbers that contribute to the formation of 133 deformed islands of stability along the N-Z space. The quasi-magic proton and neutron magic numbers volatile as the mass number increases and other magic numbers take over. Consequently, the deformed islands of stability fail to exhibit a pattern along the search space covered.
