Enhancement of Interfacial Hydrogen Interactions with Nanoporous Gold-Containing Metallic Glass
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- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science
- University of Cambridge
- School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- Department of Energy System Engineering
- Eidgenössische Materialprüfanstalt, EMPA
- UMR CNRS 5510
- Polymer Science and Technology
- National University of Science and Technology
Abstract
Contrary to the electrochemical energy storage in Pd nanofilms challenged by diffusion limitations, extensive metal–hydrogen interactions in Pd-based metallic glasses result from their grain-free structure and presence of free volume. This contribution investigates the kinetics of hydrogen–metal interactions in gold-containing Pd-based metallic glass (MG) and crystalline Pd nanofilms for two different pore architectures and nonporous substrates. Fully amorphous MGs obtained by physical vapor deposition (PVD) co-sputtering are electrochemically hydrogenated by chronoamperometry. High-resolution (scanning) transmission electron microscopy and corresponding energy-dispersive X-ray analysis after hydrogenation corroborate the existence of several nanometer-sized crystals homogeneously dispersed throughout the matrix. These nanocrystals are induced by PdHx formation, which was confirmed by depth-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, indicating an oxide-free inner layer of the nanofilm. With a larger pore diameter and spacing in the substrate (Pore40), the MG attains a frequency-independent impedance at low frequencies (∼500 Hz) with very high Bode magnitude stability accounting for enhanced ionic diffusion. On the contrary, on a substrate with a smaller pore diameter and spacing (Pore25), the MG shows a larger low-frequency (0.1 Hz) capacitance, linked to enhanced ionic transfer in the near-DC region. Hence, the nanoporosity of amorphous and crystalline metallic materials can be systematically adjusted depending on AC- and DC-type applications.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 42613-42623 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 13.2021 |
Issue number | 36 |
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Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2021 |