Kalisvaart W.P. Preparation and Characterization of Mg-based Hydrogen Storage Materials

Eindhoven University Press, 2008. — 170 p. — ISBN 978-90-386-1487-8.This chapter gives a brief overview of the basic theory behind the characterization methods used in this thesis. The reactions relevant to electrochemical hydrogen storage are described and the electrochemical characterization methods are introduced. Subsequently, the preparative methods for Mg-based alloys by casting and ball-milling and of test electrodes for electrochemical measurements and the experimental setup are described. The remainder of the chapter describes the aspects of X-ray diffraction, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Density Functional Theory calculations that are relevant to the experimental work on hydrogen storage alloys.