Spray-drying and the nanoscale Kirkendall diffusion process are used to prepare nickel sulfide hollow nanospheres/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite powders with excellent Na-ion storage properties. Metallic Ni nanopowder-decorated rGO powders, formed as intermediate products, are transformed into composite powders of nickel sulfide hollow nanospheres/rGO with mixed crystal structures of Ni...

The world is currently facing an energy and environmental crisis for which new technologies are needed. Development of cost-competitive materials for catalysis and hydrogen storage on-board motor vehicles is crucial to lead subsequent generations into a more sustainable and energy independent future. This thesis presents work toward the scalable synthesis of bimetallic heterostructures that can...

The self-propagating foaming process of porous Al-Ni intermetallics was investigated. Aluminum and nickel powders were blended, and titanium and boron carbide powders were added as reactive exothermic agents. The blended powder was extruded to make a rod-shape precursor. Only one end of the rod precursor was heated to ignite the reaction. The reaction propagated spontaneously throughout the pre...

The present study used the Pechini process with a continuous furnace to synthesize LiMn2O4 powders. After heat treatment, the particle size and lattice constant of the LiMn2O4 powder increased. For heat treatment cathode powders (LMO800), due to both the average valence of Mn cations approaching the theoretical value and the higher crystalinity, the discharge capacities are raised significantly...

The influence of the addition of polycrystalline Pt, Pd and Ni powders into hydride-forming metal alloy electrodes on the activation process, r t s o ©

Characterization of the pore structure of compacted and sintered parts made from a nickel-base powder was accomplished using the mercury porosimetry method. The theoretical density values for the sintered specimens varied from 56.3 to 96.7% which corresponds to a porosity of 43.7 to 3.3%. A maximum interconnecting median pore diameter of 21 mum resulted from a -80/+200 mesh powder compacted at ...

ni6(n2h4)6(so4)4(oh)2(h2o)8](so4)(h2o)10 complex was prepared according to literature report. the reaction between aforementioned complex via sodium alkoxides as a reactants, were carried out in the solid state. the [ni6(n2h4)6(so4)4(oh)2(h2o)8](so4)(h2o)10 undergoes an intramolecular two electrons oxidation-reduction reaction at room temperature and metallic nickel nanoparticles (ni1-ni5) was ...

ni6(n2h4)6(so4)4(oh)2(h2o)8](so4)(h2o)10 complex was prepared according to literature report. the reaction between aforementioned complex via sodium alkoxides as a reactants, were carried out in the solid state. the [ni6(n2h4)6(so4)4(oh)2(h2o)8](so4)(h2o)10 undergoes an intramolecular two electrons oxidation-reduction reaction at room temperature and metallic nickel nanoparticles (ni1-ni5) was ...

There is considerable interest in processing technologies which can lead to more energy efficient sintering of metal powders. The use of microwave sintering in particular leads to reduced energy usage during sintering as the volumetric heating process is considerably more efficient compared with resistance heating. In this study the use of a novel plasma microwave processing technology for the ...