Revealing High-Temperature Reduction Dynamics of High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles via In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy
| Autor: | Yuzi Liu, Vinayak P. Dravid, Yifei Yuan, Timothy T. Yang, Michael R. Zachariah, Wissam A. Saidi, Yong Yang, Kun He, Xiaobing Hu, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Boao Song |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materials science
Hydrogen Mechanical Engineering High entropy alloys Alloy Oxide chemistry.chemical_element Nanoparticle Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry engineering.material 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Redox Catalysis chemistry.chemical_compound Chemical engineering chemistry Transmission electron microscopy engineering General Materials Science 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Nano Letters. 21:1742-1748 |
| ISSN: | 1530-6992 1530-6984 |
| Popis: | Understanding the behavior of high-entropy alloy (HEA) materials under hydrogen (H2) environment is of utmost importance for their promising applications in structural materials, catalysis, and energy-related reactions. Herein, the reduction behavior of oxidized FeCoNiCuPt HEA nanoparticles (NPs) in atmospheric pressure H2 environment was investigated by in situ gas-cell transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The reduction reaction front was maintained at the external surface of the oxide. During reduction, the oxide layer expanded and transformed into porous structures where oxidized Cu was fully reduced to Cu NPs while Fe, Co, and Ni remained in the oxidized form. In situ chemical analysis showed that the expansion of the oxide layer resulted from the outward diffusion flux of all transition metals (Fe, Co, Ni, Cu). Revealing the H2 reduction behavior of HEA NPs facilitates the development of advanced multicomponent alloys for applications targeting H2 formation and storage, catalytic hydrogenation, and corrosion removal. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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