Effect of Rare Earth Elements on the Structure and Electrochemical Properties of La0.63R0.2Mg0.17Ni3.1Co0.3 Al0.1 Alloy Electrodes

Effect of Rare Earth Elements on the Structure and Electrochemical Properties of La0.63R0.2Mg0.17Ni3.1Co0.3 Al0.1 Alloy Electrodes

Zhijie Gaor
Xiaodong Zheng
Ping Du
Yongchun Luo*

Department of Chemical Engineering, Binzhou University, Binzhou, 256600, P R China

Department of Materials Science and Engineer, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, P R China

Corresponding Author Email: 
luoyc@lut.cn, gaozhijie1983@126.com
Page: 
235-242
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v17i4.397
Received: 
24 April 2014
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Accepted: 
5 May 2014,
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Abstract: 

Abstract: Hydrogen storage allous $L a_{06}, R_{0,} M g_{017} N i_{3,1} C o_{0,3} A l_{0,1}(R=L a, C e, P r, N d, Y, S m, \text { Gd})$ based on $A_{2} B_{7}$ type were prepared by induction melting method The allous were ampealed at $1173 \mathrm{K}$ during a week in a sealed stainless steel tribe. The structure and the electro-electrochemical properties of the annealed alloys have been studied systematically by XRD, EPMA and electrochemical studies. The alloys structure consists mainly of $C e_{2} N i_{7}-t y p e\left(S G: P 6_{3} / m m c\right) L a_{2} N i_{7}$ phase as well as minor Gd $_{2} Co_{7}$-type $(S G: R-3 m)$ phase, LaNis $CaCu_5$-type, SG:P6/mmm phase. It is resulted that $L a_{0.65} Y_{0.2}$Mg$_{0.15}$Ni$_{3.1}$ Coo. $_{3} A l_{0.1}$ alloy exhibited the maximum electrochemical discharge capacity of 381.2 mAh·g-1. The best cycling stability was obtained with the $L a_{0.65} G d_{0.2} M g_{0.15} N i_{3.1} C O_{0.3} A l_{0.1}$ based alloy. This stability measured as the capacity retention rate at the 100th cycle (S100) was the highest for this sample (92.7%). The variation of the high rate discharge ability with the alloy composition. Its displayed a wave-like change. Firstly it increased from 24.5% (R = La) to 78.4% (R = Ce), then decreased to 14.4 % (R = Sm), and increased again to 63.8% with R = Gd.

Keywords: 

Rare earth elements; Alloy structure; Unit cell volume; Equilibrium pressure; Electrochemical properties

1. Introduction
2. Experiment
3. Result and Discussion
4. Conclusion
5. Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 50941019) and Doctor Foundation of Binzhou University (2009Y02).

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