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Metal-hydride transformation kinetics in Mg nanoparticles

TitoloMetal-hydride transformation kinetics in Mg nanoparticles
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2009
AutoriPasquini, L., Callini E., Piscopiello E., Montone Amelia, Antisari M.V., and Bonetti E.
RivistaApplied Physics Letters
Volume94
ISSN00036951
Parole chiaveConstant rates, Fourier transforms, Growth (materials), Hydride formations, Hydride transformations, Hydrogen, Hydrogen cycling, Hydrogen sorptions, Inert gas condensations, Inert gases, Magnesium, Magnesium oxides, Magnesium printing plates, Nanoparticles, One-dimensional growths, Particle surfaces, Reverse transformations, Sorption, Three dimensional, Three-dimensional growths, Transmission electrons, Volumetric apparatus
Abstract

The hydrogen sorption kinetics of magnesium nanoparticles prepared by inert gas condensation and coated by a magnesium oxide layer were investigated by a volumetric apparatus. The metal-hydride transformation was studied by transmission electron microscopy of the nanoparticles both in the as-prepared state and after hydrogen cycling. In small nanoparticles (≈35 nm) hydride formation proceeds by one-dimensional growth controlled by diffusion through the hydride, while the reverse transformation to metal involves interface-controlled three-dimensional growth of nuclei formed at constant rate. Large nanoparticles (≈450 nm) exhibit very low reactivity attributed to reduced probability of hydrogen dissociation/recombination and nucleation at the particle surface. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.

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DOI10.1063/1.3077186
Citation KeyPasquini2009