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Improved poisoning resistance of Cu-coated LaNiAl alloy prepared by magnetron-sputtering method

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To enhance the poisoning resistance of LaNiAl, high-purity Cu-coated LaNiAl was prepared using magnetron sputtering. SEM, EDS, and TEM were employed to examine the Cu-coated LaNiAl. The results show that copper is deposited on the surface of LaNiAl in the form of nanodots. With the increase of sputtering power, the particle size of nanoparticles decreases and the coverage increases. Kinetic curves of hydrogen absorption were generated for both bare and Cu-coated LaNiAl under different impurity gases. Cu-coated LaNiAl shows better hydrogen absorption performance. Copper nanodots deposited by magnetron sputtering can improve the poisoning resistance of hydrogen storage alloys. Using XPS, surface states of samples were initially examined both before and after CO poisoning. The analysis shows that the copper oxide/metal interfaces improved resistance to CO-containing impurity gases through catalytic oxidation of CO.

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This work was supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (National Key Research and Development Program, Item No.2022YFB3803705).

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  1. National Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metals Materials and Products for New Energy, GRINM Group Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100088, China

    Fei Yu, Lei Hao, Miao Du, Shuai Li, Jing Mi, Zhinian Li, Shumao Wang & Zhengsheng Fu

  2. GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101407, China

    Fei Yu, Lei Hao, Miao Du, Shuai Li, Jing Mi, Zhinian Li, Shumao Wang & Zhengsheng Fu

  3. General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, 100088, China

    Fei Yu, Lei Hao, Miao Du, Shuai Li, Jing Mi, Zhinian Li, Shumao Wang & Zhengsheng Fu

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by FY, MD, and ZF. LH, SL, JM, ZL, and SW provided guidance for the research. The first draft of the manuscript was written by FY, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yu, F., Hao, L., Du, M. et al. Improved poisoning resistance of Cu-coated LaNiAl alloy prepared by magnetron-sputtering method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1027 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10446-2

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