Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1280286 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Nano-crystalline thin metal films for hydride formation for small amount of hydrogen storage is an emerging field of research for portable applications e.g. thin film fuel cells. Nano-crystalline films of Zr/ M (MÂ =Â Ni, Co, Fe, Cu) bilayer systems were synthesized using ion beam sputtering technique in argon atmosphere which were characterized using GIXRD and AFM techniques. In thin film metal hydride it is difficult to measure P-C-T isotherm because of the small amount of hydrogen present and the same difficulty is to study thermodynamics of such systems. Hence in the present work change in electrical resistance with hydrogen pressure in temperatures range 298 to 573Â K has been used to investigate thermodynamic properties and found that resistance of film increases with the absorption of hydrogen and decreases due to hydrogen desorption.
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Authors
Shivani Agarwal, Ankur Jain, Pragya Jain, Devendra Vyas, V. Ganesan, I.P. Jain,