Various ways including substitution and protection used to improve the cyclability of 'MgNi' electrode

M. Pasturel, J. L. Bobet, B. Chevalier

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Abstract

Three different treatments have been investigated to improve the cyclability in KOH electrolyte of ‘MgNi’ used as hydrogen storage electrode material for Ni–MH batteries. Whereas hydrophobic molecule grafting does not give significant improvement, replacement of Mg by Ti or coating the ‘MgNi’ powder with copper in a supercritical CO2–EtOH mixture increase strongly the resistance of the electrode against hydroxylation: the capacity after 12 cycles is 98% higher for ‘Mg0.5Ti0.5Ni’ and 45% higher after coating by a thin copper film in comparison with the raw ‘MgNi’ material.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)764-767
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume356/357
Early online date1 Apr 2003
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2003

Bibliographical note

Part of special issue: Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Metal-Hydrogen Systems, Fundamentals and Applications (MH2002). Edited by A. Percheron-Guegan, M. Gupta

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