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Kamil Domaradzki1, Anna Adamczyk1, Michał Pyzalski1
1Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
Abstract:
This paper focuses on high-entropy spinels, which represent a rapidly growing group of materials with physicochemical properties that make them suitable for hydrogen energy applications. The influence of high-pressure pure hydrogen on the chemical stability of three high-entropy oxide (HEO) sinter samples with a spinel structure was investigated. Multicomponent HEO samples were obtained via mechanochemical synthesis (MS) combined with high-temperature thermal treatment. Performing the free sintering procedure on powders after MS at 1000 °C for 3 h in air enabled achieving single-phase (Cr0.2Fe0.2Mg0.2Mn0.2Ni0.2)3O4 and (Cu0.2Fe0.2Mg0.2Ni0.2Ti0.2)3O4 powders with a spinel structure, and in the case of (Cu0.2Fe0.2Mg0.2Ti0.2Zn0.2)3O4, a spinel phase in the amount of 95 wt.% was achieved. A decrease in spinel phase crystallite size and an increase in lattice strains were established in the synthesized spinel powders. The hydrogenation of the synthesized samples in a high-pressure hydrogen atmosphere was investigated using Sievert's technique. The results of XRD, SEM, and EDS investigations clearly showed that pure hydrogen at temperatures of up to 250 °C and a pressure of up to 40 bar did not significantly impact the structure and microstructure of the (Cr0.2Fe0.2Mg0.2Mn0.2Ni0.2)3O4 ceramic, which demonstrates its potential for application in hydrogen technologies.
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