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Journal
Description: 
The aim of this work is the investigation of the metal-hydride transformation in magnesium (Mg) nanoparticles both as a function of particle size and in response to surface functionalization by clusters of transition metals (TM): Pd, Ni, Ti.Mg nanoparticles were synthesized by the inert-gas condensation technique, which yields single crystals with six-fold symmetry whose average size can be controlled by tuning the inert gas pressure. After the synthesis the nanoparticles were passivated by slow exposure to oxygen, obtaining a core-shell morphology where a metallic core is coated by a MgO shell of about 5 nm thickness.The material structure was investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), also in High Resolution (HRTEM) mode, and by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The sorption kinetics were analysed by a volumetric Sievert apparatus, which also allowed for a …
Publisher: 
Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 
1 Jan 2009
Authors: 

Luca Pasquini, Elsa Callini, Emanuela Piscopiello, Amelia Montone, Torben René Jensen, Marco Vittori Antisari, Ennio Bonetti

Biblio References: 
Volume: 1216
Origin: 
MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive