Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7733369 | Journal of Power Sources | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The crystal structures, electronic structures, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of Mg2Ni alloy and its saturated hydride with different Mn-doping contents are investigated using first-principles density functional theory. The lattice parameters for the Mn-doped Mg2Ni alloys and their saturated hydrides decreased with an increasing Mn-doping content because of the smaller atomic size of Mn compared with that of Mg. Analysis of the formation enthalpies and electronic structures reveal that the partial substitution of Mg with Mn reduces the stability of Mg2Ni alloy and its saturated hydride. The calculated elastic constants indicate that, although the partial substitution of Mg with Mn lowers the toughness of the hexagonal Mg2Ni alloy, the charge/discharge cycles are elevated when the Mn-doping content is high enough to form the predicted intermetallic compound Mg3MnNi2.
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Authors
Ziying Zhang, Huizhen Zhang, Hui Zhao, Zhishui Yu, Liang He, Jin Li,