简介:Nb-24Ti-18Si-2Al-2Hf-4CrandNb-24Ti-18Si-2Al-2Hf-8Cralloyswerepreparedbyarcmeltinginawater-cooledcrucibleunderargonatmosphere.Microstructuralcharacteristicsandoxidationresistanceofthealloysat1250℃wereinvestigated.Theresultsshowthat,whentheCrcontentis4at%,themicrostructuresconsistof(Nb,Ti)_(ss)andNb_5Si_3;asCrcontentincreasesto8at%,C14LavesphaseCr_2Nbisformed.Theisothermaloxidationtestsshowthattheoxidationkineticsofthetwoalloysfollowsimilarfeatures.Theweightgainsofthetwoalloysafteroxidationat1250℃for100hare235.61and198.50mg·cm~(-2),respectively.Duringoxidation,SiO_2,TiO_2,Nb_2O_5andCrNbO_4areformedatfirst.Then,Ti_2Nb_(10)O_(29)isformedafteroxidationfor20minandbeginstochangeintoTiNb_2O_7astheoxidationproceeds.SiO_2isformedassolidstateatfirstbutlaterevolvesintoglassystatetoimprovethecohesionofthescale.Afteroxidationfor100h,oxidationproductsconsistofSiO_2,TiNb_2O_7,Nb_2O_5andCrNbO_4.
简介:InordertoimprovethehydrogenstoragepropertiesofLiBH_4-MgH_2composite,twodifferentkindsofNb-basedcatalysts,NbCandNbF_5,wereaddedtoLiBH_4-MgH_2compositebyballmilling,andtheeffectofcatalystsonhydrogenstoragepropertiesofthemodifiedLiBH_4-MgH_2systemwasinvestigated.TheexperimentalresultsshowthatLiBH_4-MgH_2compositeisatwo-stepdehydrogenationprocess,andNb-basedcompoundscanremarkablyenhanceitsdehydrogenationkinetics.Forthecompositewithoutadditionofcatalysts,thestartingdecompositiontemperatureforthefirstdehydrogenationstepisaround320℃,andthereisalongperiodofincubationtime(around220min)fortheoccurrenceoftheseconddecompositionstepevenathightemperatureof450℃.Itneedsmorethan10htocompletethedecompositionprocessandreleasearound9wt%H_2.Afteradditionof5mol%NbF_5,thestartingdecompositiontemperatureforthefirstdehydrogenationstepisaround150℃,thereisnoincubationtimefortheseconddecompositionstep,andittakesaround40mintocompletethesecondstepandreachesatotaldehydrogenationcapacityof9.5wt%.NbF_5hasbettercatalyticeffectthanNbC.Basedonthehydrogenation/dehydrogenationbehaviorsandstructuralvariation,themechanismofcatalyticeffectwasdiscussed.
简介:Reducingthemanufacturingcostofsolarcellsisnecessarytotheirindustrialproduction.Electrodepositingisaneffective,non-vacuummethodwhichisverysuitableforcuttingthemanufacturingcostofthinfilmsaswellasdevelopingitslarge-scaleindustrialproduction.Inthisstudy,about1-μm-thickCu(In,Ga)Se_2(CIGS)precursorswereelectrodepositedonMo/glasssubstratesinaqueoussolutionutilizingathree-electrodepotentiostaticsystem.Triethanolaminewasusedascomplexingagent,andallparametersofelectrodepositionwerepreciselycontrolled.Afterthat,theelectrodepositedprecursorswereselenizedinaSeatmospherewithdifferentheatingramprates(60and600℃·min~(-1)).High-qualityCIGSfilmswereobtained,andtheircharacteristicswereinvestigatedbyX-rayfluorescence,scanningelectronmicroscopy,energydispersivespectroscopy,X-raydiffraction,Ramanspectraandnear-infrared-visible(NIR-Vis)spectra.Theresultsrevealthattherearemanydifferencesbetweenthepropertiesofthefilmsunderdifferentheatingrates.Finally,CIGSsolarcellswerefabricatedusingafastandaslowheatingrate.Themaximumefficienciesachievedforthefilmsselenizedat60and600℃-min~(-1)are3.15%and0.71%,respectively.