Abstract:RNi5-type metal hydride materials have been simulated by using a simple model. These materials have been thoroughly studied with respect to their physical and electrochemical performance. Examples of simulated P–C–T curves are drawn. The simulations demonstrate good agreement with the experimental data reported for various RNi5-type hydrogen storage materials. As expected, the plateau pressure increases with increasing temperatures. It also becomes more difficult to insert hydrogen atoms at higher temperatures… Show more
Hydrogen is an effective fuel to overcome the environmental problem. However, hydrogen gas has very small energy per volume and is desired to develop effective way to dense and store hydrogen in a light material. For the purpose of Fuel-Cell Vehicle (FCV), the gravimetric hydrogen content is to be larger than 6 wt%. Aluminum hydride, AlH 3 , is hopeful as a hydrogen storage material due to its large gravimetric and volumetric content (10.1 wt% and 148 kg/m 3 , respectively). Recently, a new direct-reaction method of synthesizing AlH 3 has been developed under high temperature and pressure [1]. On the other hand, it is a problem that the hydrogenation stops near the interface region between Al and its oxide layers even at high pressure of 10GPa [1]. Our goal is to propose some idea to realize the effective aluminum hydrogen storage material.
Hydrogen is an effective fuel to overcome the environmental problem. However, hydrogen gas has very small energy per volume and is desired to develop effective way to dense and store hydrogen in a light material. For the purpose of Fuel-Cell Vehicle (FCV), the gravimetric hydrogen content is to be larger than 6 wt%. Aluminum hydride, AlH 3 , is hopeful as a hydrogen storage material due to its large gravimetric and volumetric content (10.1 wt% and 148 kg/m 3 , respectively). Recently, a new direct-reaction method of synthesizing AlH 3 has been developed under high temperature and pressure [1]. On the other hand, it is a problem that the hydrogenation stops near the interface region between Al and its oxide layers even at high pressure of 10GPa [1]. Our goal is to propose some idea to realize the effective aluminum hydrogen storage material.
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