• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.31-37
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• 1998

The crystal structures, the lattice parameters and the characteristics of hydrogen storage at 303K has been investigated in the ternary alloys of Ti-Cr-V system. All of these alloys, in the range of this study, have shown a bcc structure. The hydrogen storage capacities and the effective hydrogen storage capacities of the alloys were strongly dependant on the composition ratio of Ti/Cr, showing their maximum values at the Ti/Cr ratio of about 0.75. It was also found that the lattice parameters of the alloys increased linearly with an increase of the Ti/Cr ratio. The differences in affinities to hydrogen and lattice parameters of pure metal states of the three elements have been adopted in oder to explain the Ti/Cr ratio dependance of the lattice parameter and hydrogen storage capacity of the alloys.

• Composites Research
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.32-39
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• 2024

Solid-state hydrogen storage is gaining prominence as a crucial subject in advancing the hydrogen-based economy and innovating energy storage technology. This storage method shows superior characteristics in terms of safety, storage, and operational efficiency compared to existing methods such as compression and liquefied hydrogen storage. In this study, we aim to evaluate the solid hydrogen storage performance on the nanotube surface by various structural design factors. This is accomplished through molecular dynamics simulations (MD) with the aim of uncovering the underlying ism. The simulation incorporates diverse carbon nanotubes (CNTs) - encompassing various diameters, multi-walled structures (MWNT), single-walled structures (SWNT), and boron-nitrogen nanotubes (BNNT). Analyzing the storage and effective release of hydrogen under different conditions via the radial density function (RDF) revealed that a reduction in radius and the implementation of a double-wall configuration contribute to heightened solid hydrogen storage. While the hydrogen storage capacity of boron-nitrogen nanotubes falls short of that of carbon nanotubes, they notably surpass carbon nanotubes in terms of effective hydrogen storage capacity.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.101-110
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• 1998

The change of hydrogen storage characteristics by substituting zirconium for a portion of titanium in Ti-Cr-V alloys has been studied. The zirconium substitution decreased the plateau pressure and hysteresis of the PC isotherm. However, it decreased the hydrogen storage capacity and increased slopping in PC isotherm by forming $Cr_2Zr$ phase. By modifying the composition ratio of titanium to chromium, thereby suppressing the formation of $Cr_2Zr$ phase, we got an alloy having very high hydrogen storage capacity. The heat treatment of the alloys improved the flatness of plateau very much without a decrease in the maximum and the effective hydrogen storage capacities.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.52-59
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• 2007

We investigated the effects of the addition of Mn and $AB_5$ type alloy on the electrochemical characteristics of Ti-Cr-V BCC type alloys as anode materials for Ni-MH battery. The activation behavior and discharge capacity of the BCC type alloys were significantly improved by ball-milling with the $LmNi_{4.1}Al_{0.25}Mn_{0.3}Co_{0.65}$ alloy, because the $AB_5$ type alloy acted as hydrogen path on the surface of the BCC type alloy. Among the Mn substituted alloys($Mn=0.03%{\sim}0.08%$), the $Ti_{0.32}Cr_{0.38}Mn_{0.05}V_{0.25}$ alloy ball-milled with $AB_5$ type alloy exhibited the greatest discharge capacity of $336\;mAh{\cdot}g^{-1}$. In addition, Mn substituted alloys exhibited the lower plateau pressure in P-C- T curve, the better hydrogen storage capacity and faster surface activation compared with the alloy without Mn.