Mechanism of the α-to-β phase transformation in the LaNi5–H2 system

Autor: M.P. Pitt, Tomasz Blach, David Cookson, E. MacA. Gray
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 509:1630-1635
ISSN: 0925-8388
Popis: High-energy synchrotron in situ X-ray powder diffraction has been used to elucidate the mechanism of the hydriding phase transformation in a LaNi5 model hydrogen storage intermetallic in real time. The transformation proceeds at 10 °C via the transient growth of an interfacial phase, the γ phase, with lattice parameters intermediate between those of the α (dilute solid solution) and β (concentrated hydride) phases. The γ phase forms to partially accommodate the 24% change in unit cell volume between the α and β phases during hydriding and dehydriding. The α, γ and β phases coexist at the nanoscopic level.
Databáze: OpenAIRE