Sentences with phrase «of hydrogen storage materials»

The LLNL team has built a strong foundation of coupling spectroscopy experiments with advanced simulations and has recently extended their work to include electrochemical systems [1] and surface / interface electronic structure of hydrogen storage materials.

Not exact matches

Still, other teams have shown that the tiny tubes can hold about 4 % or so, close to the magic figure of 6.5 % that's needed for a viable hydrogen storage material.

Typical hydrogen storage materials are limited by factors like water sensitivity, risk of explosion, difficulty of control of hydrogen - generation.

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are proving to be incredibly flexible with a myriad of potential applications including as antimicrobial agents, hydrogen - storage materials and solar - cell components.

During the search for optimal compounds for hydrogen storage at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) in Warsaw an accidental, albeit very interesting, discovery has been made: while the pressure was being increased one of the tested materials suddenly elongated significantly.

The process, using room temperature mechanical ball milling, provides a lower cost method to produce these alkali metals which are widely used in industrial processes as reducing and drying agents, precursors in synthesis of complex metal hydrides, hydrogen storage materials, and in nuclear engineering.

Says materials scientist Michael Heben, who worked on the project: This points to the possibility of high - density hydrogen storage at room temperatures.

MOFs are three - dimensional, coordination networks comprising metal ions and organic molecules and usually are crystalline, porous materials with many applications including storage of gases such as hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

«Hydrogen from sunlight — but as a dark reaction: Generation, storage, and time - delayed release of electrons in graphitic carbon nitride material for artificial photosynthesis.»

«Unlike the storage of other gases, hydrogen requires special attention for the choice of the materials with suitable hydrogen storage properties,» says Professor Baek.

«Although tremendous efforts have been devoted to the research and development of novel hydrogen storage materials, organic materials was found to be the most stable of all.»

«Gas storage materials can be used in a range of applications, including gas sensors and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles,» says Professor Baek.

Shin - ichi Orimo at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, is excited about the potential of hydrogen - containing materials known as hydrides for energyMaterials Research, Tohoku University, is excited about the potential of hydrogen - containing materials known as hydrides for energymaterials known as hydrides for energy storage.

Magnesium has been studied as a potential hydrogen storage material for several decades because of its relatively high hydrogen storage capacity, fast sorption kinetics (when doped with transition metal based additives).

Next, they computed the properties of ammonium complexes, specifically combining ammonium with astatine or selected borohydrides; the latter are promising materials for hydrogen storage.

Combining experiment and theory, scientists study the potential of inexpensive hydrogen activation catalysts to recharge chemical hydrogen storage materials

The AMPE code has been well tested, and we have used a similar framework to study the evolution of battery electrode materials and hydrogen storage materials (the latter under EERE / FCTO funding).

The hydrogen station includes multiple types of mechanical compressors and storage tanks that can be used to simulate material handling or light - duty vehicle end - uses of hydrogen.

These materials include new classes of superconductors, superhard materials, high - energy density and hydrogen storage materials, new ferroelectrics and magnetic systems, and materials that resist chemical changes under extreme conditions, said Russell Hemley, director of the Geophysical Lab and associate director of EFree.

Important achievements have been done in the preparation and characterization of: i) Gold nanoparticles stabilised through thiol derivatised organic - and bio-molecules; ii) nanocomposite coatings for low friction and high wear resistance applications and iii) new nanostructured materials for hydrogen storage.

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new, environmentally stable solid - state hydrogen storage material constructed of Mg nanocrystals encapsulated by atomically thin and gas - selective reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets.

The new generation of hydrogen storage solutions has tried getting round these problems by squeezing hydrogen into solid composite materials.

To their surprise, the titanium augmented sodium alanate's capabilities as a storage system - lowering the temperature at which hydrogen was released, making the process much more efficient, while allowing for easier refueling and storage of high - density hydrogen at more conventional pressures and temperatures.The result: a near - doubling of the stored gas» weight - percent when compared to other cheap materials.

In other words, the titanium helped accelerate processes in the hydride that were essential to extracting hydrogen at lower temperatures - an important realization that will help scientists gain a better understanding of other materials» properties as hydrogen storage systems (and lead to the discovery of better ones).

The breakthrough will help scientists to develop ways to use the incredible powers of hydrogen in novel materials for hydrogen storage, in fuel cells, or in other alternative energy applications.