Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage

Hydrogen has a very diverse chemistry and reacts with most other elements to form compounds, which have fascinating structures, compositions and properties. Complex metal hydrides are a rapidly expanding class of materials, approaching multi-functionality, in particular within the energy storage fie...

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Main Authors: Moller, K., Sheppard, Drew, Ravnsbaek, D., Buckley, Craig, Akiba, E., Li, H., Jensen, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: M D P I AG 2017
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65449
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author Moller, K.
Sheppard, Drew
Ravnsbaek, D.
Buckley, Craig
Akiba, E.
Li, H.
Jensen, T.
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Sheppard, Drew
Ravnsbaek, D.
Buckley, Craig
Akiba, E.
Li, H.
Jensen, T.
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description Hydrogen has a very diverse chemistry and reacts with most other elements to form compounds, which have fascinating structures, compositions and properties. Complex metal hydrides are a rapidly expanding class of materials, approaching multi-functionality, in particular within the energy storage field. This review illustrates that complex metal hydrides may store hydrogen in the solid state, act as novel battery materials, both as electrolytes and electrode materials, or store solar heat in a more efficient manner as compared to traditional heat storage materials. Furthermore, it is highlighted how complex metal hydrides may act in an integrated setup with a fuel cell. This review focuses on the unique properties of light element complex metal hydrides mainly based on boron, nitrogen and aluminum, e.g., metal borohydrides and metal alanates. Our hope is that this review can provide new inspiration to solve the great challenge of our time: efficient conversion and large-scale storage of renewable energy.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-654492022-11-23T07:34:09Z Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage Moller, K. Sheppard, Drew Ravnsbaek, D. Buckley, Craig Akiba, E. Li, H. Jensen, T. Hydrogen has a very diverse chemistry and reacts with most other elements to form compounds, which have fascinating structures, compositions and properties. Complex metal hydrides are a rapidly expanding class of materials, approaching multi-functionality, in particular within the energy storage field. This review illustrates that complex metal hydrides may store hydrogen in the solid state, act as novel battery materials, both as electrolytes and electrode materials, or store solar heat in a more efficient manner as compared to traditional heat storage materials. Furthermore, it is highlighted how complex metal hydrides may act in an integrated setup with a fuel cell. This review focuses on the unique properties of light element complex metal hydrides mainly based on boron, nitrogen and aluminum, e.g., metal borohydrides and metal alanates. Our hope is that this review can provide new inspiration to solve the great challenge of our time: efficient conversion and large-scale storage of renewable energy. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65449 10.3390/en10101645 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ M D P I AG fulltext
spellingShingle Moller, K.
Sheppard, Drew
Ravnsbaek, D.
Buckley, Craig
Akiba, E.
Li, H.
Jensen, T.
Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage
title Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage
title_full Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage
title_fullStr Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage
title_full_unstemmed Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage
title_short Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage
title_sort complex metal hydrides for hydrogen, thermal and electrochemical energy storage
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65449