The hydrogen storage alloy powders (MlNi 4.0 Co 0.6 Al 0.4 , Ml=rich La mischmetal) were treated in a hot 6?mol/L KOH+ 0.02?mol/L KBH 4 solution, the surface compositions and chemical states of the treated and untreat...The hydrogen storage alloy powders (MlNi 4.0 Co 0.6 Al 0.4 , Ml=rich La mischmetal) were treated in a hot 6?mol/L KOH+ 0.02?mol/L KBH 4 solution, the surface compositions and chemical states of the treated and untreated alloys were analyzed by XPS and EDX, the hydrogen adsorption on the surface of these alloys was evaluated by thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), the effects of the surface treatment on the electrochemical performances of the alloy electrodes were investigated. The results show that the hydrogen adsorption is greatly strengthened by the surface modification, and hence leads to marked improvement in the electrocatalytic activity, the treated alloy exhibits higher exchange current density and lower apparent activation energy for the hydrogen electrode reaction than the untreated alloy.展开更多
文摘The hydrogen storage alloy powders (MlNi 4.0 Co 0.6 Al 0.4 , Ml=rich La mischmetal) were treated in a hot 6?mol/L KOH+ 0.02?mol/L KBH 4 solution, the surface compositions and chemical states of the treated and untreated alloys were analyzed by XPS and EDX, the hydrogen adsorption on the surface of these alloys was evaluated by thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), the effects of the surface treatment on the electrochemical performances of the alloy electrodes were investigated. The results show that the hydrogen adsorption is greatly strengthened by the surface modification, and hence leads to marked improvement in the electrocatalytic activity, the treated alloy exhibits higher exchange current density and lower apparent activation energy for the hydrogen electrode reaction than the untreated alloy.
