Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1615920 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2012 | 5 Pages |
The complex hydride Mg2FeH6 is an interesting material for hydrogen storage due to its high gravimetric hydrogen capacity as well as for having the highest known volumetric hydrogen density – 150 kg m−3. Several papers have recently reported its synthesis from the stoichiometric precursors 2Mg–Fe or 2MgH2–Fe through sintering process and ball milling under argon or hydrogen atmosphere. However, regardless of processing conditions, a remaining iron always was identified by X-rays diffraction, which resulted in a lower hydrogen storage capacity. In the present paper, the Mg2FeH6–MgH2 nanocomposite was successfully synthesized through high-energy ball milling from 3Mg–Fe mixture under hydrogen atmosphere at room temperature. After the ball milling, X-rays diffraction patterns showed that the iron was kept to a minimum, which was also confirmed by simultaneous thermal analysis of differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry. The gravimetric density of the ball milled 3Mg–Fe is more than 5 wt.% of hydrogen. In the case of 2Mg–Fe, processed in the same condition, the measured hydrogen capacity was 3.5 wt.%. The hydrogen sorption kinetics analyses were performed in a Sievert's apparatus in temperatures ranging from 250 °C to 350 °C. Enhanced hydrogen sorption kinetics was observed for these 3Mg–Fe milled powders in comparison with the 2Mg–Fe ones.
► Mg2FeH6–MgH2 nanocomposite was synthesized by HEBM from 3Mg–Fe mixture. ► The gravimetric density of the ball milled 3Mg–Fe is more than 5 wt.% of hydrogen. ► The 2Mg–Fe mixture processed in the same condition has only 3.5 wt.% of hydrogen. ► The 3Mg–Fe powder presents better hydrogen sorption properties than the 2Mg–Fe one.