Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 20240449.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20240449

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Atomic Occupation of Mg in Zr-Ti-Mg-Ni-Mn-V-Fe High-entropy Alloy and Its Effect on Hydrogen Storage Property

CHEN Zhizhong, YIN Fuhu, HU Botao, SI Tingzhi()   

  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering,Anhui University of Technology,Maanshan 243002,China
  • Received:2024-09-27 Online:2025-03-10 Published:2024-12-14
  • Contact: SI Tingzhi E-mail:tzsiahut@163.com
  • Supported by:
    the Key Natural Science Research Foundation of Education Department of Anhui Province, China(KJ2020ZD26)

Abstract:

In this study, A atom overstoichiometric AB2-type high-entropy alloys of the composition Zr0.85Ti0.15Mg x Ni1.20Mn0.56V0.120Fe0.12x=0.20, 0.25, 0.30) were designed and synthesized by adding magnesium(Mg). The impact of Mg atomic occupation on the hydrogen storage properties was investigated. The results showed that all the alloys formed a single C15 Laves phase. Notably, the hydrogen storage capacity increased significantly, from 0.35%(mass fraction) for the alloy with x=0.20 to 1.03% for the alloy with x=0.30. The alloys also exhibited excellent thermodynamic properties, with the Mg0.30 alloy achieving a low hydrogen desorption enthalpy(ΔHd=28.93 kJ/mol). Furthermore, the Mg0.30 alloy demonstrated good electrochemical performance, with a discharge capacity of 167.0 mA·h/g and a capacity retention of 80.9% after 30 charge-discharge cycles. X-ray diffraction(XRD) Rietveld refinement revealed that Mg atoms occupy the 8a and 16d sites in the Laves phase. As x increased, the occupation factor(g) at the 8a site remained constant, while g at the 16d site increased, leading to an expansion of the tetrahedral volume in the alloys. This structural change promoted the formation of tetrahedral interstitials with a strong affinity for hydrogen, which significantly enhanced the hydrogen storage capacity.

Key words: High-entropy alloy, Laves phase, Atomic occupation, Hydrogen storage property, Tetrahedral interstitial

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