Mass transport in the PdCu phase structures during hydrogen adsorption and absorption studied by XPS under hydrogen atmosphere

水素雰囲気XPSを使った水素吸着および吸収中のPdCu相構造における物質移動の研究

Tang, J.*; 山本 達*; 小板谷 貴典*; 吉越 章隆 ; 徳永 拓馬*; 向井 孝三*; 松田 巌*; 吉信 淳*

Tang, J.*; Yamamoto, Susumu*; Koitaya, Takanori*; Yoshigoe, Akitaka; Tokunaga, Takuma*; Mukai, Kozo*; Matsuda, Iwao*; Yoshinobu, Jun*

他のPd合金よりも水素拡散係数が高く経済的に低コストなPdCu合金の水素吸着および吸収プロセス中の物質移動を調べた。この研究では、bcc構造の規則相(B2相)とfcc構造およびB2構造の混合相との比較が行われた。放射光を用いたその場超高真空X線光電子分光法および雰囲気X線光電子分光法を実施し、温度に対するPdおよびCu原子の化学状態を追跡した。初期吸着過程と吸収過程は2相で類似していたが、バルクへの水素拡散速度は混合相よりも規則相の方が高かった。水素吸着/吸収過程におけるPdとCu原子のダイナミクスは温度に大きく依存した。水素雰囲気では、Pd原子は373Kより下では表面偏析し、Cu原子は373Kより上で表面偏析した。本結果は理論計算とよく一致し水素透過材料の開発に向けた有益な情報となる。

Mass transports during hydrogen adsorption and absorption processes of PdCu alloys that has advantages of higher hydrogen diffusivity and economically lower-cost than the other Pd-alloys were studied. The research was made with a comparison of the well-known ordered phase of the bcc structure (the B2 phase) and a mixed phase of the fcc and B2 structures. ultrahigh vacuum X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation were carried out to trace the chemical states of the Pd and Cu atoms as a function of temperatures. It is elucidated that the initial adsorption and absorption processes were similar in the two phases, but a hydrogen diffusion rate to the bulk was higher in the ordered phase than in the mixed one. We found the dynamics of the Pd and Cu atoms during the hydrogen adsorption/absorption processes largely depend on temperature. In the hydrogen atmosphere, the Pd atoms segregate at the surface below 373 K and Cu atoms segregate at the surface above 373 K. The present results agree well with the previous theoretical calculations and, thus, provide appropriate inputs toward developments of the hydrogen permeation materials.