Metal Hydrides

ISBN-13: 9781475758160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 385 str.

Gust Bambakidis

Opis

In the last five years, the study of metal hydrides has ex- panded enormously due to the potential technological importance of this class of materials in hydrogen based energy conversion schemes. The scope of this activity has been worldwide among the industrially advanced nations. There has been a consensus among researchers in both fundamental and applied areas that a more basic understanding of the properties of metal/hydrogen syster;, s is required in order to provide a rational basis for the selection of materials for specific applications. The current worldwide need for and interest in research in metal hydrides indicated the timeliness of an Advanced Study Insti- tute to provide an in-depth view of the field for those active in its various aspects. The inclusion of speakers from non-NATO coun- tries provided the opportunity for cross-fertilization of ideas for future research. While the emphasis of the Institute was on basic properties, there was a conscious effort to stimulate interest in the application of metal hydrides to solar/hydrogen energy conver- sion schemes in land areas where solar energy has promise as a primary energy source. In addition to the lectures, several seminars were given which treated topics of special interest in greater detail.

Spis treści

Superconductivity in Palladium Based Hydrides.- Magnetism of Lanthanide and Actinide Intermetallic Hydrides.- Order-Disorder Phenomena in Metal Hydrides.- Neutron Diffraction Studies of Metal Hydrides.- Diffusion of Hydrogen in Metals.- Hydrogen Mobility at High Concentrations.- An Introduction to Hydrogen in Alloys.- Hydrogen Absorption in Metallic Glasses.- Hydride Formation at High Hydrogen Pressure.- Electronic Structure of Metal Hydrides.- Electron-Phonon Coupling and Superconductivity in Palladium Hydrides and Deuterides.- Electronic Structure and Electron-Phonon Coupling Constant of Some Metal Hydrides.- Hydrogen in V, Nb and Ta: Magnetism in Fe, Co and Ni.- Mössbauer Studies of Ternary Hydrides.- Magnetic Properties of Compositionally-Modulated Thin Foils and their Hydrides.- Phase Transitions in Hydrogenated Nickel and Nickel Alloys Investigated by Magnetic Methods.- The Kinetics of Hydrogen Absorption-Desorption by Metals.- Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Hydrogen Absorption in Amorphous NiZr-Alloys.- Thermodynamics of Metal-Hydrogen Systems.- List of Contributors.