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http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2006.20.7.046

Electrochemical Hydrogenation Behavior of Surface-Treated Mg-based Alloys for Hydrogen Storage of Fuel Cell  

Kim, Ho-Sung (한국생산기술연구원, 광주연구센터, 광.에너지팀)
Lee, Jong-Ho (한국생산기술연구원)
Boo, Seong-Jae (한국생산기술연구원)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers / v.20, no.7, 2006 , pp. 46-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effects of surface treatment on the hydrogen storage properties of a $Mg_2Ni$ alloy particle were investigated by the microvoltammetric technique, in which a carbon-filament microelectrode was manipulated to make electrical contact with the particle in a KOH aqueous solution. It was found that the hydrogen storage properties of $Mg_2Ni$ at room temperature were improved by the surface treatment with a nickel plating solution. The sodium salts(sodium phosphate and sodium dihydrogen citrate) contained in the nickel plating solution made the alloy form an amorphous-like state, resulting in an improved hydrogen charge/discharge capacity at room temperature as high as about 150[mAh/g] from the original value of 17[mAh/g]. Potential-step experiment was carried out to determine the apparent chemical diffusion coefficient of hydrogen atom($D_{app}$) in the alloy. Since the alloy particle we used here was a dense, conductive sphere, the spherical diffusion model was employed for data analysis. $D_{app}$ was found to vary the order between $10^{-8}{\sim}10^{-9}[cm^2/s]$ over the course of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation process.
Keywords
Ni-MH battery; $Mg_2Ni$ based; Hydrogen Storage Alloy; Single Spherical Particle; Microelectrode;
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