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    Reaction kinetic behaviour with relation to crystallite/grain size dependency in the Mg-Si-H system

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    Chaudhary, A.
    Sheppard, Drew
    Paskevicius, M.
    Pistidda, C.
    Dornheim, M.
    Buckley, Craig
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Chaudhary, A. and Sheppard, D. and Paskevicius, M. and Pistidda, C. and Dornheim, M. and Buckley, C. 2015. Reaction kinetic behaviour with relation to crystallite/grain size dependency in the Mg-Si-H system. Acta Materialia. 95: pp. 244-253.
    Source Title
    Acta Materialia
    DOI
    10.1016/j.actamat.2015.05.046
    ISSN
    1359-6454
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    Department of Physics and Astronomy
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12557
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    © 2015 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. An empirical understanding of the relationship between crystallite size and reaction kinetics for the dehydrogenation of MgH<inf>2</inf> in the presence of Si was determined. MgH<inf>2</inf> was combined with Si under different conditions to obtain varying crystallite sizes of both reactants. Thermal analysis and isothermal desorption were undertaken to obtain reaction kinetic information and therefore determine activation energies as well as the rate limiting step for each of the different crystallite sizes. It was found that there is a strong correlation between crystallite size and activation energy for the growth of the Mg<inf>2</inf>Si phase, however, any correlation between the nucleation (of Mg<inf>2</inf>Si) activation energy was less evident. Direct measurements of kinetic behaviour from a manometric Sieverts apparatus showed that initial reaction kinetics were fastest when MgH<inf>2</inf> was mixed with Si nanoparticles, however, this sample was not able to fully desorb. Data from the Sieverts measurements were then used with well-known theoretical models to determine the rate limiting step of the reaction. The three dimensional Carter-Valensi (or contracting volume) diffusion model could be used to describe the rate limiting step for most of the reactions. These results have led to a proposed mechanism for the formation of Mg<inf>2</inf>Si during the decomposition reaction.

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