The structure at the interface between elements or phases that exhibit different hydrogen (H) binding energies exerts a profound influence on the thermodynamics of H in nanophase materials. In this paper, we study the local structure at the Mg/Pd interface in Mg nanoparticles with partial Pd coating, and we map its evolution in response to annealing and H sorption. This task is accomplished by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopy, also including in situ experiments, with the support of crystallographic information from x-ray diffraction. It is shown that the initial Pd surface layer reacts with Mg at relatively low temperatures, leading to irreversible formation of a Mg-rich intermetallic phase Mg6Pd. Due to the high Mg-H binding energy, this phase reversibly transforms, upon H absorption, into a nanophase mixture of magnesium hydride and a Pd-rich intermetallic with H in solid solution, MgPdHδ . These reversible structural changes are discussed with reference to recent calculations that highlight their relevance to the thermodynamics of the metal-hydride transition. The picture drawn here might be relevant to other multiphase materials presently investigated in the field of hydrogen-related science and technology.

L. Pasquini, F. Boscherini, E. Callini, C. Maurizio, L. Pasquali, M. Montecchi, et al. (2011). Local structure at interfaces between hydride-forming metals: A case study of Mg-Pd nanoparticles by x-ray spectroscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS, 83, 184111-1-184111-12 [10.1103/PhysRevB.83.184111].

Local structure at interfaces between hydride-forming metals: A case study of Mg-Pd nanoparticles by x-ray spectroscopy

PASQUINI, LUCA;BOSCHERINI, FEDERICO;CALLINI, ELSA;BONETTI, ENNIO
2011

Abstract

The structure at the interface between elements or phases that exhibit different hydrogen (H) binding energies exerts a profound influence on the thermodynamics of H in nanophase materials. In this paper, we study the local structure at the Mg/Pd interface in Mg nanoparticles with partial Pd coating, and we map its evolution in response to annealing and H sorption. This task is accomplished by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopy, also including in situ experiments, with the support of crystallographic information from x-ray diffraction. It is shown that the initial Pd surface layer reacts with Mg at relatively low temperatures, leading to irreversible formation of a Mg-rich intermetallic phase Mg6Pd. Due to the high Mg-H binding energy, this phase reversibly transforms, upon H absorption, into a nanophase mixture of magnesium hydride and a Pd-rich intermetallic with H in solid solution, MgPdHδ . These reversible structural changes are discussed with reference to recent calculations that highlight their relevance to the thermodynamics of the metal-hydride transition. The picture drawn here might be relevant to other multiphase materials presently investigated in the field of hydrogen-related science and technology.
2011
L. Pasquini, F. Boscherini, E. Callini, C. Maurizio, L. Pasquali, M. Montecchi, et al. (2011). Local structure at interfaces between hydride-forming metals: A case study of Mg-Pd nanoparticles by x-ray spectroscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS, 83, 184111-1-184111-12 [10.1103/PhysRevB.83.184111].
L. Pasquini; F. Boscherini; E. Callini; C. Maurizio; L. Pasquali; M. Montecchi; E. Bonetti
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