Metallic Glass Films with Nanostructured Periodic Density Fluctuations Supported on Si/SiO2 as an Efficient Hydrogen Sorber
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- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science
- University of Cambridge
- School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University
- Department of Energy System Engineering
- Eidgenössische Materialprüfanstalt, EMPA
- Polymer Science and Technology
Abstract
Nanostructured metallic glass films (NMGF) can exhibit surface and intrinsic effects that give rise to unique physical and chemical properties. Here, a facile synthesis and electrochemical, structural, and morphologic characterization of Pd-Au-Si based MGs of approximately 50 nm thickness supported on Si/SiO2 is reported. Impressively, the maximum total hydrogen charge stored in the Pd-Au-Si nanofilm is equal to that in polycrystalline Pd films with 1 μm thickness in 0.1 m H2SO4 electrolyte. The same NMGF has a volumetric desorption charge that is more than eight times and 25 % higher than that of polycrystalline PdNF and Pd-Cu-Si NMGF with the same thickness supported on Si/SiO2, respectively. A significant number of nanovoids originating from PdHx crystals, and an increase in the average interatomic spacing is detected in Pd-Au-Si NMGF by high-resolution TEM. Such a high amount of hydrogen sorption is linked to the unique density fluctuations without any chemical segregation exclusively observed for this NMGF.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8244-8253 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 26.2020 |
Issue number | 37 |
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Publication status | Published - 24 Apr 2020 |