Preparation and electrochemical properties of La0.70MgxNi2.45Co0.75Al0.30(x = 0, 0.30, 0.33, 0.36, 0.39) hydrogen storage alloys

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 672, Issue , 2016, Pages 104-109

  Tian, Xiao ^a,b   Wei, Wei ^a   Duan, Ruxia ^a   Zheng, Xinyao ^b   Zhang, Huaiwei ^b   Tegus, O ^a   Li, Xingguo ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemical property; Hydrogen storage; La Mg Ni based alloy; Phase structure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BLENDING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN STORAGE; ISOTHERMAL ANNEALING; LANTHANUM; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; PHASE STRUCTURE; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

AS CAST ALLOY; CYCLIC STABILITY; DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; DISCHARGE POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; NI BASED ALLOY; VACUUM ARC MELTING; VIBRATORY MILLINGS;

HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOYS;

EID: 85012108917     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.02.167     Document Type: Article

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