“…Pd's ability to absorb a large volume of hydrogen was first reported more than 150 years ago by Thomas Graham in 1866 [13], which built the foundation for modern MH research work [14][15][16]. In addition to use as a pure material, Pd also participates in H-storage research in many ways, such as a main ingredient in Pd-based alloys [17][18][19][20], an additive in the form of a nanotube [21], nanoparticle [22][23][24][25], or polycrystalline powder [26,27], a component in Pd [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] and Pd-containing thin films [43][44][45][46], and an alloying ingredient . The major results accomplished by incorporating Pd in MH alloys are summarized in Table 1, and consist mainly of improvements in gaseous hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics, electrochemical discharge capacity, high-rate dischargeability (HRD), activation, and cycle life performance in several MH alloy systems, including Mg, C, A 2 B, AB, AB 2 , AB 5 , and body-centered-cubic solid solutions.…”