Synthesis and electrochemical properties of AB3 type LaZr2Mn4Ni5-based alloys
摘要
This study investigates the electrochemical properties of a compound with the AB3-type structure, specifically LaZr2Mn4Ni5. The maximum abundance of this phase, 39.69 wt%, is reached after 5 h of alloying. Galvanostatic cycling is used to determine the discharge capacity for alloying durations ranging from 5 to 25 h. The maximum capacity achieved ranges from 300 to 330 mAh/g. All the alloys demonstrate excellent electrochemical stability, even after 30 cycles. By using cyclic voltammetry, charge transfer coefficients and hydrogen diffusion coefficients are determined, with values ranging from 0.3 to 0.64 and from 6.03 10− 10 to 15.26 10− 10 cm2.s− 1, respectively. Compared to La-Mg-Ni AB3-type compounds, substituting Mg with Zr and Ni with Mn increases the diffusivity of hydrogen in the corresponding materials. The size of the LaZr2Mn4Ni5 hydride particles involved in the electrochemical reaction, determined by the chronoamperometric method, ranges between 43 and 59 μm.