A Kinetic Study on the Hydrogen-induced Amorphization in ErCo₂ Laves Compound

ErCo₂ Laves 화합물에서의 수소유기 비정질화에 관한 속도론적 연구

The kinetic studies of the hydrogen induced amorphization in $ErCo_2$ Laves phase is observed by the internal standard method using X-ray diffraction intensities. The activation energy and rate constant exponent for the amorphization in $ErCo_2$ are found to be 26 kcal/mole and 0.78, respectively. From these results, it is believed that the mechanism of the hydrogen induced amorphization in $ErCo_2$ is related to the motion of Co atoms. Though there are many similar physical properties between $ErCo_2$ and $ErNi_2$, the activation energy for the amorphizatin in $ErCo_2$ is larger than that in $ErNi_2$ and the amorphization rate in $ErCo_2$ is slower. It is suggested that these differences of activation energy for the hydrogen induced amorphization and the amorphization rate between $ErCo_2$ and $ErNi_2$ is due to the occurence of structural change on forming crystalline hydride.