Efficient,safe,and economical hydrogen storage technology is vital for hydrogen’s broad use as an energy carrier,with V-based BCC alloys standing out for their high theoretical storage capacity.However,the high cost ...Efficient,safe,and economical hydrogen storage technology is vital for hydrogen’s broad use as an energy carrier,with V-based BCC alloys standing out for their high theoretical storage capacity.However,the high cost of V has restricted their practical application.In this work,a cost-effective Ti–Cr–(Fe V80)alloy was successfully synthesized through a pre-refinement process involving the addition of Y/Zr to the Fe V80 alloy.The resulting Ti_(27)Cr_(27)(Fe V80+Y)_(46)alloy exhibited an effective dehydriding capacity of 2.3 wt%,with a capacity retention rate of 97.2%after 200 cycles.Through the analysis of HSC Chemistry 6.0 software and backscattered electron(BSE),it has been discovered that the prerefinement process significantly reduces the presence of Al,Si,and O impurities,leading to improved compositional uniformity.After the re-refinement,the formation of the Ti–rich phases had been notably curbed.This,along with a marked decrease in the pressure–composition–temperature(PCT)curve’s slope factor from 1.58 to 0.36,results in enhanced hydriding capacity(from 3.2 wt%to 3.7 wt%),reversible dehydriding capacity(from 2.0 wt%to 2.3 wt%),and a remarkable increase in the capacity retention rate(from 75.8%to 97.2%).The kinetics and thermodynamic properties of the alloys were calculated using the Arrhenius and Van’t Hoff equations,providing insights into their performance characteristics.The mechanism behind the alloy’s improved cyclic stability has been elucidated through an analysis of lattice distortion and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).These findings open new routes for the development of cost-effective Fe V80-based hydrogen storage materials.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFB3504700)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA0400304)the Research Fund of Key Laboratory of Rare Earth,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.E32PF00116)。
文摘Efficient,safe,and economical hydrogen storage technology is vital for hydrogen’s broad use as an energy carrier,with V-based BCC alloys standing out for their high theoretical storage capacity.However,the high cost of V has restricted their practical application.In this work,a cost-effective Ti–Cr–(Fe V80)alloy was successfully synthesized through a pre-refinement process involving the addition of Y/Zr to the Fe V80 alloy.The resulting Ti_(27)Cr_(27)(Fe V80+Y)_(46)alloy exhibited an effective dehydriding capacity of 2.3 wt%,with a capacity retention rate of 97.2%after 200 cycles.Through the analysis of HSC Chemistry 6.0 software and backscattered electron(BSE),it has been discovered that the prerefinement process significantly reduces the presence of Al,Si,and O impurities,leading to improved compositional uniformity.After the re-refinement,the formation of the Ti–rich phases had been notably curbed.This,along with a marked decrease in the pressure–composition–temperature(PCT)curve’s slope factor from 1.58 to 0.36,results in enhanced hydriding capacity(from 3.2 wt%to 3.7 wt%),reversible dehydriding capacity(from 2.0 wt%to 2.3 wt%),and a remarkable increase in the capacity retention rate(from 75.8%to 97.2%).The kinetics and thermodynamic properties of the alloys were calculated using the Arrhenius and Van’t Hoff equations,providing insights into their performance characteristics.The mechanism behind the alloy’s improved cyclic stability has been elucidated through an analysis of lattice distortion and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).These findings open new routes for the development of cost-effective Fe V80-based hydrogen storage materials.
