Nano-scale bi-layer Pd/Ta, Pd/Nb, Pd/Ti and Pd/Fe catalysts for hydrogen sorption in magnesium thin films

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 7741-7748

  Tan, XueHai ^a   Harrower, Christopher T ^a   Amirkhiz, Babak Shalchi ^a   Mitlin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Hydrogen storage; Thin films

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN SORPTION; INTER-DIFFUSION; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; MG FILMS; NANO SCALE; SORPTION CYCLE; SORPTION KINETICS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DESORPTION; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NIOBIUM; PALLADIUM; PHOTODEGRADATION; THERMOANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN STORAGE;

EID: 69349104453     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

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