Hydrogen Storage Alloys : With RE-Mg-Ni Based Negative Electrodes

The book presents current research progress on hydrogen storage alloys, with a special focus on their applications in batteries. Background, formation mechanisms, electrochemical characteristics, and effects of elemental substitution are covered. Provides an up-to-date overview of the theme for experienced researchers, while including enough fundamentals to serve as a handy, practical introduction for newcomers to the field.

Six peer-reviewed chapters are presented in this book. In Chapter 1, Dr. Jingjing Liu provides a survey on RE–Mg–Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys and describes the structure characteristics of RE–Mg–Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys. In Chapter 2, Dr. Lu Zhang reveals the preparation, electrochemical properties and gaseous hydrogen storage characteristics of the single-phase superlattice RE–Mg–Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys. In Chapter 3, Dr. Yumeng Zhao demonstrates the effect of multiphase structures on electrochemical properties of the superlattice RE–Mg–Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys. In Chapter 4, Prof. Baozhong Liu summarizes the effect of element composition on microstructures and electrochemical characteristics of the RE–Mg–Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys. Effect of different surface treatment on electrochemical characteristics of RE–Mg–Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys is introduced by Prof. Yuan Li in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, Prof. Han reviews the outlook and challenges of RE–Mg–Ni-based alloys as negative electrode materials for Ni/MH batteries.