Publications

• N. Bazzanella, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, B: Patton, A.N. Kale, D.C. Kothari, High temperature efficient deuterium permeation and oxidation (Al,Ti)N barriers deposited on stainless steel, Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol. 81, 20 (2002) 3762-3764.
• R. Checchetto, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, G. Principi, Deuterium thermal desorption from FeTi thin films, J. Alloys Comp. 356-357 (2003) 521-525.
• R. Checchetto, N. Bazzanella, B. Patton, A. Miotello, Palladium membranes prepared by r.f. magnetron sputtering for hydrogen purification, Surf. Coat. Tech.177-178 (2004) 73-79.
• P. Mosaner, N. Bazzanella, M. Bonelli, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, Mg:Nb films produced by pulsed laser deposition for hydrogen storage, Mat. Sci. Eng. B 108 (2004) 33-37.
• R. Checchetto, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, R.S. Brusa, A. Zecca, A. Mengucci, Deuterium storage in nanocrystalline magnesium thin films, J. Appl. Phys. Vol. 95, 4 (2004) 1989-1995.
• R. Checchetto, R. S. Brusa, N. Bazzanella, G.P. Karwasz, M. Spagolla, A. Miotello, P. Mengucci, A. Di Cristoforo, Structural evolution of nanocrystalline Pd-Mg bilayers under deuterium absorption and desorption cycles, Thin Solid Films 469-470 (2004) 350-355.
• N. Bazzanella, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, Catalytic effect on hydrogen desorption in Nb-doped microcristalline MgH2, Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol.85, 22 (2004) 5212-5214.
• R. Checchetto, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, P. Mengucci, Deuterium storage in Mg–Nb films, J. Alloys Comp., 404-406 (2005) 461-464.
• R. Checchetto, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, C. Maurizio, F. D’Acapito, P. Mengucci, G. Barucca, G.Majni, Nb cluster formation in Nb-doped magnesium hydride, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 87, 6 (2005) 061904.
• N. Bazzanella, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, C. Sada, P. Mazzoldi, P. Mengucci, Hydrogen kinetics in magnesium hydride: On different catalytic effects of niobium, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 89, 1 (2006) 014101.
• N. Bazzanella, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, F. D’Acapito, C. Maurizio, G. Barucca, G. Majni, P. Mengucci, KINETICS OF HYDROGEN ABSORPTION AND DESORPTION IN MAGNESIUM: ROLE OF THE STRUCTURE AND OF CATALYSTS, Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion III, Edited by D. Chandra, J.J. Petrovic, R. Bautista, and A. Imam, TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2006.
• R. Checchetto, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, P. Mengucci, Catalytic properties on the hydrogen desorption process of metallic additives dispersed in the MgH2 matrix, J. Alloys Comp. 446-447 (2007) 58-62.
• R. Checchetto, G. Carotenuto, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, Synthesis and characterization of polymer embedded LaNi5 composite material for hydrogen storage, Journal of Physics D, Applied Physics, vol. 40 (2007) 4043-4048.
• N. Bazzanella, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, Catalytic effect of mixed Zr-Fe additives on the hydrogen desorption kinetics of MgH2, Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol. 92, 5 (2008) 051910.
• R. Checchetto, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, P. Mengucci, H2 storage efficiency and sorption kinetics in composite materials, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, v. 69, n. 9 (2008) 2160-2163.
• G. Siviero, V. Bello, G. Mattei, P. Mazzoldi, G. Battaglin, N. Bazzanella, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, Structural evolution of Pd-capped Mg thin films under H2 absorption and desorption cycles, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 34 (2009) 4817-4826.
• A. Kale, N. Bazzanella, R. Checchetto, A. Miotello, Synergy on catalytic effect of Fe-Zr additives mixed in different proportions on the hydrogen desorption from MgH2, App. Phys. Lett. 84 (2009) 204103.
• N. Patel, R. Fernandes, N. Bazzanella, A. Miotello, Co-P-B catalyst thin films prepared by electroless and pulsed laser deposition for hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of alkaline borohydride: a comparison, Thin Solid Films, submitted.