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Synergy between metallic components of MoNi alloy for catalyzing highly efficient hydrogen storage of MgH2

Meng Chen1,2,§, Yanhui Pu1,§, Zhenyang Li1, Gang Huang1, Xiaofang Liu1(), Yao Lu1, Wukui Tang1, Li Xu3, Shuangyu Liu3, Ronghai Yu1(), Jianglan Shui1()
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Civil Aircraft Structures and Composite Material, COMAC Beijing Aircraft Technology Research Institute, Beijing 102211, China
Material Laboratory of State Grid Corporation of China, Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Beijing, Beijing 102211, China

§ Meng Chen and Yanhui Pu contributed equally to this work.

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Catalysts play a critical role in improving the hydrogen storage kinetics in Mg/MgH2 system. Exploring highly efficient catalysts and catalyst design principles are hot topics but challenging. The catalytic activity of metallic elements on dehydrogenation kinetics generally follows a sequence of Ti > Nb > Ni > V > Co > Mo. Herein, we report a highly efficient alloy catalyst composed of low-active elements of Mo and Ni (i.e. MoNi alloy) for MgH2 particles. MoNi alloy nanoparticles show excellent catalytic effect, even outperforming most advanced Ti-based catalysts. The synergy between Mo and Ni elements can promote the break of Mg-H bonds and the dissociation of hydrogen molecules, thus significantly improves the kinetics of Mg/MgH2 system. The MoNi-catalyzed Mg/MgH2 system can absorb and release 6.7 wt.% hydrogen within 60 s and 10 min at 300 oC, respectively, and exhibits excellent cycling stability and low-temperature hydrogen storage performance. This study provides a strategy for designing efficient catalysts for hydrogen storage materials using the synergy of metal elements.

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hydrogen storageMg hydridecatalystsynergetic effectMoNi alloy

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 8,
August 2020
Pages 2063-2071
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2808-7
Cite this article:
Chen M, Pu Y, Li Z, et al. Synergy between metallic components of MoNi alloy for catalyzing highly efficient hydrogen storage of MgH2. Nano Research, 2020, 13(8): 2063-2071. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2808-7
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