| Parts of this thesis have been published in the following journal articles: | 6 |
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| Supervisor's Foreword | 7 |
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| Acknowledgments | 9 |
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| Contents | 10 |
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| 1 Introduction | 13 |
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| 1.1 Hydrogen Energy and Hydrogen Storage Materials | 13 |
| 1.1.1 The Signi?cance of Hydrogen Energy | 13 |
| 1.1.2 Characteristics and Research Status of Hydrogen Energy | 15 |
| 1.1.3 Research Progress of Hydrogen Storage Materials | 16 |
| 1.1.4 Research Progress of Mg-Based Hydrogen Storage Materials | 20 |
| 1.1.4.1 Fabricating Particular Nanostructures | 24 |
| 1.1.4.2 Doping Catalysts | 27 |
| 1.1.4.3 Recombination with Porous Materials | 33 |
| 1.2 Hydrogen Storage Properties of Mg-Based Films | 35 |
| 1.2.1 Preparation and Characterization of Mg-Based Films | 36 |
| 1.2.2 Research Progress of Mg-Based Hydrogen Storage Films | 36 |
| 1.3 Hydrogen-Induced Property Changes of Thin Films and the Applications | 39 |
| 1.4 Contents of This Thesis | 41 |
| References | 44 |
| 2 Experimental Methods | 53 |
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| 2.1 Film Preparation | 53 |
| 2.2 Thin Film Characterization | 54 |
| 2.2.1 X-Ray Di?raction | 54 |
| 2.2.2 Scanning Electron Microscope/Energy Dispersive Spectrum Analysis (SEM/EDS) | 54 |
| 2.2.3 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) | 55 |
| 2.3 Property Measurements of Thin Films | 55 |
| 2.3.1 Electrical Resistance Measurements [1–3] | 55 |
| 2.3.2 Optical Transmittance Measurements [1–3] | 56 |
| 2.3.3 Electrochemical Property Measurements [5, 6] | 57 |
| References | 58 |
| 3 Structural Tailoring of Mg-Based Thin Films and Study of Their Hydrogen Storage Properties | 59 |
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| 3.1 Introduction | 59 |
| 3.2 Experimental | 60 |
| 3.2.1 Film Preparation | 60 |
| 3.2.2 Structural Characterization and Property Measurements | 60 |
| 3.3 Results and Discussion | 61 |
| 3.3.1 Gaseous Hydrogen Storage Properties | 61 |
| 3.3.1.1 Structural Characterization | 61 |
| 3.3.1.2 Electrical and Optical Properties | 61 |
| 3.3.1.3 Hydrogen Sorption Kinetics | 64 |
| 3.3.2 Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Properties | 67 |
| 3.3.3 Discussions | 69 |
| 3.4 Conclusions | 70 |
| References | 70 |
| 4 Hydrogen Storage Properties of Mg-Based Thin Films with Di?erent Interlayers | 72 |
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| 4.1 Introduction | 72 |
| 4.2 Experimental | 73 |
| 4.2.1 Film Preparation | 73 |
| 4.2.2 Structural Characterization | 73 |
| 4.3 Results and Discussion | 74 |
| 4.3.1 Hydrogen Storage Properties of Mg–Ti–Pd Films | 74 |
| 4.3.1.1 Structural Characterization | 74 |
| 4.3.1.2 Electric Resistance Changes | 74 |
| 4.3.1.3 Optical Switching Properties | 76 |
| 4.3.1.4 Electrochemical Behaviors | 79 |
| 4.3.2 Hydrogen Storage Properties of Mg–Al–Pd Films | 81 |
| 4.3.2.1 Electric Resistance Changes | 81 |
| 4.3.2.2 Optical Switching Properties | 83 |
| 4.3.3 Mechanism and Discussion | 86 |
| 4.4 Conclusions | 90 |
| References | 90 |
| 5 Gaseous and Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Properties of Mg–Ti Multilayers | 91 |
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| 5.1 Introduction | 91 |
| 5.2 Experimental | 92 |
| 5.2.1 Film Preparation | 92 |
| 5.2.2 Structural Characterization | 92 |
| 5.3 Results and Discussion | 93 |
| 5.3.1 Gaseous Hydrogen Storage Properties | 93 |
| 5.3.1.1 Structural Characterization | 93 |
| 5.3.1.2 Electric Resistance Changes | 94 |
| 5.3.1.3 Optical Switching Properties | 96 |
| 5.3.1.4 Gaseous Hydrogenation Mechanism | 98 |
| 5.3.2 Electrochemical Properties | 100 |
| 5.3.2.1 Electrochemical Charge–Discharge Properties | 100 |
| 5.3.2.2 Electrochemical Hydrogenation Mechanism | 104 |
| 5.4 Conclusions | 105 |
| References | 105 |
| Chapter 6Effects of Different Mg/Ti Ratioson the Electrochemical HydrogenStorage Properties of MgxTi1?x–Pd Films | 106 |
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| 6.1 Introduction | 106 |
| 6.2 Experimental | 107 |
| 6.2.1 Film Preparation | 107 |
| 6.2.2 Structural Characterization and Electrochemical Measurements | 107 |
| 6.3 Results and Discussion | 107 |
| 6.3.1 Structural Characterization | 107 |
| 6.3.2 Electrochemical Properties | 108 |
| 6.3.3 Mechanism of Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage | 111 |
| 6.4 Conclusion | 113 |
| References | 113 |
| 7 Conclusions and Outlook | 115 |
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| 7.1 Conclusions | 115 |
| 7.2 Outlook | 116 |