Significance of interphase boundaries on activation of high-entropy alloys for room-temperature hydrogen storage

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Main Authors: Dangwal, Shivam, Edalati, Kaveh
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author Dangwal, Shivam
Edalati, Kaveh
author_facet Dangwal, Shivam
Edalati, Kaveh
contents The ability of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) for hydrogen storage is a rather new topic in the hydrogen community. HEAs with the C14 Laves phase have shown a high potential to reversibly store hydrogen at room temperature, but most of these alloys require a high-temperature activation treatment. This study explores the role of interphase boundaries on the easy activation of HEAs at room temperature. Two chemically similar HEAs with single and dual phases, TiV1.5ZrCr0.5MnFeNi (C14 + 4 vol% BCC phases) and TiV1.5Zr1.5CrMnFeNi (single C14 phase), are designed and synthesized. While the dual-phase alloy readily absorbs hydrogen at room temperature without any activation treatment, the single-phase alloy requires a high-temperature activation. It is suggested that interphase boundaries not only provide pathways for easy hydrogen transport and activation of HEAs at room temperature but also act as active sites for heterogeneous nucleation of hydride. This study introduces interphase-boundary generation as an effective strategy to address the activation drawback of HEAs.
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spellingShingle Significance of interphase boundaries on activation of high-entropy alloys for room-temperature hydrogen storage
Dangwal, Shivam
Edalati, Kaveh
Materials Science
The ability of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) for hydrogen storage is a rather new topic in the hydrogen community. HEAs with the C14 Laves phase have shown a high potential to reversibly store hydrogen at room temperature, but most of these alloys require a high-temperature activation treatment. This study explores the role of interphase boundaries on the easy activation of HEAs at room temperature. Two chemically similar HEAs with single and dual phases, TiV1.5ZrCr0.5MnFeNi (C14 + 4 vol% BCC phases) and TiV1.5Zr1.5CrMnFeNi (single C14 phase), are designed and synthesized. While the dual-phase alloy readily absorbs hydrogen at room temperature without any activation treatment, the single-phase alloy requires a high-temperature activation. It is suggested that interphase boundaries not only provide pathways for easy hydrogen transport and activation of HEAs at room temperature but also act as active sites for heterogeneous nucleation of hydride. This study introduces interphase-boundary generation as an effective strategy to address the activation drawback of HEAs.
title Significance of interphase boundaries on activation of high-entropy alloys for room-temperature hydrogen storage
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.11784