Sintering inhibition enables hierarchical porosity with extreme resistance to degradation during redox cycling of Fe-Mo foams
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High-temperature (800 ºC) steam-hydrogen redox cycling, relevant to grid-scale energy storage, is studied for iron-based freeze-cast lamellar foams. In contrast to previously studied Fe, Fe-Ni, and Fe-Co foams that rapidly degrade, Fe-25Mo foams feature a much-enhanced structural damage resistance. Utilizing in-situ x-ray diffraction, microscopy, and x-ray tomography, strong sintering inhibition is observed in Fe-Mo foams, creating a hierarchically porous lamellar structure. This leads to (i) wide channels between lamellae, enabling high macroscopic porosity (∼78%) which can accommodate gas flow as well as volumetric expansion without lamellar contact, and (ii) microporosity within lamellae, providing additional free volume to accommodate expansion during oxidation, limiting both swelling of the lamellae and the formation of Kirkendall pores. These combined effects enable a near-complete reversibility of the microstructure during cycling, preventing damage produced via internal lamellar buckling, cracking, contacting and sintering, with a remarkably high porosity (65%) remaining after 50 consecutive redox cycles.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced materials and composites · Nuclear Materials and Properties · High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
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