粒度对微米级AlH3理化性能及稳定性的影响

    Influence of particle size on the physicochemical properties and stability of micron-scale AlH3

    • 为研究微米尺度下不同粒度AlH3理化性能及稳定性差异,以D50为13.1、21.4、84.7 μm的三种粒度AlH3为研究对象,采用元素分析、X射线衍射(XRD)等研究其晶型和化学纯度差异,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱 (XPS)研究其形貌和表面元素差异,采用非等温热分析和恒温热分析研究其热力学稳定性差异。结果表明,三种样品均为α-AlH3,化学纯度均高于95%;不同粒度AlH3的表面组成相近,但晶体表面存在显著差异,D50=13.1 μm的细粒径AlH3晶体表面缺陷少,形貌接近理想α-AlH3形貌,但随着粒度增加,其晶体表面缺陷增加,D50=84.7 μm的大粒径AlH3还存在明显的颗粒团聚效应;三种粒度AlH3的非等温热分解活化能无明显差异,均在95 kJ/mol左右;三者的恒温释氢率存在明显差别,D50为13.1、21.4、84.7 μm的AlH3在50 ℃下恒温加热10 d的释氢率分别是0.054%、0.104%、0.136%。

       

      Abstract: To investigate the physicochemical properties and stability variations of micrometer-sized aluminum hydride (AlH3) with different particle sizes, three AlH3 samples with D50 particle sizes of 13.1, 21.4, and 84.7 μm were characterized. Elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were adopted to characterize variations in crystal structure and chemical purity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were utilized to analyze morphological features and surface elemental composition. Isothermal and non-isothermal thermal analyses were performed to evaluate discrepancies in thermodynamic stability. The results reveal that all three samples are α-AlH3 with chemical purity higher than 95%. AlH3 specimens of varying particle sizes possess analogous surface elemental compositions, whereas prominent distinctions exist in the crystalline surface morphology. The fine-particle AlH3 (D50=13.1 μm) contains fewer surface defects and displays a microstructure nearly identical to the ideal crystalline structure of α-AlH3. As the particle size of AlH3 increases, the number of crystalline surface defects rises, and severe particle agglomeration is observed for the coarse AlH3 sample with a D50 of 84.7 μm. The apparent activation energies for non-isothermal thermal decomposition of the three graded AlH3 samples are all approximately 95 kJ/mol, presenting no statistically significant difference. Nevertheless, remarkable disparities are identified in the isothermal hydrogen desorption rates among the three samples. After isothermal aging at 50 °C for 10 days, the hydrogen desorption ratios of AlH3 with D50 values of 13.1, 21.4, and 84.7 μm reach 0.054%, 0.104%, and 0.136%, respectively.

       

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