TDS Simulator: a MATLAB App to model temperature-programmed hydrogen desorption
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Author(s)
García-Macías, Enrique
Harris, Zachary D
Martínez-Pañeda, Emilio
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present TDS Simulator, a new software tool aimed at modelling thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) experiments. TDS is a widely used technique for quantifying key characteristics of hydrogen-material interactions, such as diffusivity and trapping. However, interpreting the output of TDS experiments is non-trivial and requires appropriate post-processing tools. This work introduces the first software tool capable of simulating TDS curves for arbitrary choices of material parameters and hydrogen trap characteristics, using the primary hydrogen diffusion and trapping models (Oriani, McNabb–Foster). Moreover, TDS Simulator contains a specific functionality for loading experimental TDS data and conducting the inverse calibration of a selected transport model, providing automatic estimates of the density and binding energy of each hydrogen trap type in the material. In its first version, TDS Simulator is provided as a MATLAB App, which is made freely available to the community and provides a simple graphical user interface (GUI) to make use of TDS Simulator straightforward. As reported in the present manuscript, the outputs of TDS Simulator have been extensively validated against literature data. Demonstrations of automatic determination of trap characteristics from experimental data through the optimization tool are also provided. The present work enables an efficient and straightforward characterization of hydrogen-material characteristics relevant to multiple applications, from nuclear fusion to the development of hydrogen-compatible materials for the hydrogen economy. TDS Simulator can be downloaded from https://mechmat.web.ox.ac.uk/codes.
Date Issued
2024-12-11
Date Acceptance
2024-11-01
Citation
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 94, pp.510-524
ISSN
0360-3199
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
510
End Page
524
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume
94
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. This is an open access article under the CC BY license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.11.014
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2024-11-13