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Microstructural Analysis of Dehydrogenation Products of the Ca(BH4)2–MgH2 Composite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2013

Jong-Min Kim ,
Yoonyoung Kim ,
Jae-Hyeok Shim ,
Young-Su Lee ,
Jin-Yoo Suh ,
Jae-Pyoung Ahn ,
Gyeung-Ho Kim  and
Young Whan Cho
Jong-Min Kim
Affiliation:
Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
Yoonyoung Kim
Affiliation:
High Temperature Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
Jae-Hyeok Shim
Affiliation:
High Temperature Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
Young-Su Lee
Affiliation:
High Temperature Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
Jin-Yoo Suh*
Affiliation:
High Temperature Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
Jae-Pyoung Ahn
Affiliation:
Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
Gyeung-Ho Kim
Affiliation:
Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
Young Whan Cho
Affiliation:
High Temperature Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: jinyoo@kist.re.kr
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Abstract

The microstructural analysis of the dehydrogenation products of the Ca(BH4)2–MgH2 composite was performed using transmission electron microscopy. It was found that nanocrystalline CaB6 crystallites formed as a dehydrogenation product throughout the areas where the signals of Ca and Mg were simultaneously detected, in addition to relatively coarse Mg crystallites. The uniform distribution of the nanocrystalline CaB6 crystallites appears to play a key role in the rehydrogenation of the dehydrogenation products, which implies that microstructure is a crucial factor determining the reversibility of reactive hydride composites.

Keywords

solid-state hydrogen storagecomplex hydridedehydrogenation reactionrehydrogenation reactionreversibilityair sensitivityair-lock transfertransmission electron microscopy
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Research Article
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 19 , Supplement S5: IUMAS , August 2013 , pp. 149 - 151
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2013 

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