Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage, Volume 1: Fundamentals (Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials)

Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage, Volume 1: Fundamentals comprehensively describes the synthesis and rich chemistry of the most important group of hydrogen storage materials: metal hydrides. This book is one of a pair of companion volumes, with the other being Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage, Volume 2: Applications.In Volume 1, an international team of renowned experts explores solid state materials for hydrogen storage with storage capacities reaching 18.5 wt. % H. The content covers fundamentals of metal–hydrogen systems, binary and ternary hydrides, metal deuterides and tritides, complex metal aluminium hydrides, complex metal hydridoborates, structural chemistry of metal hydrides, and computational studies of metal–hydrogen systems as hydrogen storage materials.Covers fundamental aspects of interactions in metal–hydrogen systems by utilizing state-of-the-art computational and experimental studiesAddresses all major groups of materials for hydrogen storage and generation – binary and ternary hydrides, deuterides and tritides, alanates, complex metal borohydrides, and materials for hydrolysisDescribes the synthesis and characterization techniques that allow researchers to probe the properties of bulk, thin-film, and nanoscale hydridesPresents various applications of metal hydrides in hydrogen-based energy systems, including hydrogen and heat storage systems, hydrogen compression, hydrogen generation by hydrolysis, and use of metal hydrides in rechargeable batteriesHighlights the potential and possibilities offered by the use of metal hydrides in energy applicationsRelevant for researchers and also students looking for a high-level text when studying hydrogen energy, energy storage, hydrogen storage, and materials science Read more