Influence of Ni and Nb Addition in TiVCr-Based High Entropy Alloys for Room-Temperature Hydrogen Storage

Srilakshmi Jeyaraman, Dmitri L. Danilov (), Peter H. L. Notten, Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula, Vaira Vignesh Ramalingam and Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam ()
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Srilakshmi Jeyaraman: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 641112, India
Dmitri L. Danilov: Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
Peter H. L. Notten: Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany
Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 641112, India
Vaira Vignesh Ramalingam: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 641112, India
Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 641112, India

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-19

Abstract: TiVCr-based alloys are well-explored body-centered cubic (BCC) materials for hydrogen storage applications that can potentially store higher amounts of hydrogen at moderate temperatures. The challenge remains in optimizing the alloy-hydrogen stability, and several transition elements have been found to support the reduction in the hydride stability. In this study, Ni and Nb transition elements were incorporated into the TiVCr alloy system to thoroughly understand their influence on the (de)hydrogenation kinetics and thermodynamic properties. Three different compositions, (TiVCr) 95 Ni 5 , (TiVCr) 90 Ni 10 , and (TiVCr) 95 Ni 5 Nb 5 , were prepared via arc melting. The as-prepared samples showed the formation of a dual-phase BCC solid solution and secondary phase precipitates. The samples were characterized using hydrogen sorption studies. Among the studied compositions, (TiVCr) 90 Ni 10 exhibited the highest hydrogen absorption capacity of 3 wt%, whereas both (TiVCr) 95 Ni 5 and (TiVCr) 90 Ni 5 Nb 5 absorbed up to 2.5 wt% hydrogen. The kinetics of (de)hydrogenation were modeled using the JMAK and 3D Jander diffusion models. The kinetics results showed that the presence of Ni improved hydrogen adsorption at the interface level, whereas Nb substitution enhanced diffusion and hydrogen release at room temperature. Thus, the addition of Ni and Nb to Ti-V-Cr-based high-entropy alloys significantly improved the hydrogen absorption and desorption properties at room temperature for gas-phase hydrogen storage.

Keywords: hydrogen storage; TiVCrNi alloy; TiVCrNiNb alloy; BCC solid solution; secondary phase; kinetic modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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