Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2024, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (11): 65-71.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2023-0625

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Effect of Co replacing Ni on electrochemical performance of La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.8-x Co x hydrogen storage alloy for automotive batteries

PENG Weifeng1(), SHI Wei2   

  1. 1.Changzhou Technical College of Engineering,Changzhou 213164,China
    2.Jiangsu University of Technology,Changzhou 213001,China
  • Received:2023-12-30 Online:2024-11-10 Published:2024-11-27

Abstract:

As-cast La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.8-x Co xhydrogen storage alloy was prepared by magnetic levitation melting furnace,the effect of Co content(x=0.65~2.25) on the phase structure and electrochemical performance of hydrogen storage alloy were studied.The results showed that the phases of hydrogen storage alloys with different Co contents were mainly LaNi5,Ce5Co19,Pr5Co19 and CeNi2 phase.The increase of x value(Co content) in La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.8-x Co x hydrogen storage alloy promoted the transformation of Ce5Co19 phase to Pr5Co19 phase,and the LaNi5 phase content in the hydrogen storage alloy was the smallest when x=1.05.As the value of x increased,the hydrogen release platform of the hydrogen storage alloy was firstly decreased and then increased,and the maximum hydrogen storage capacity was firstly increased and then decreased.The capacity retention rate (S100) after the 100th charge and discharge was firstly increased and then decreased.When x=0.15,the hydrogen storage alloy obtained the maximum values of Cmax and S100,which were 352.39 mA·h/g and 81.29% respectively.With the increase of x value from 0.65 to 2.25,the AC impedance of hydrogen storage alloy electrodes was gradually increased,and the exchange current density was gradually decreased.The hydrogen diffusion coefficient was firstly increased and then decreased,and reached its maximum value at x=1.05.The high rate discharge performance was gradually decreased at current densities of 300,600,and 900 mA/g.The results indicated that the exchange current density was the key factor determining the high rate discharge performance of La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.8-x Co x hydrogen storage alloy electrodes.

Key words: Co content, hydrogen storage alloy, phase structure, micro morphology, electrochemical performance

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