Crystalline Hydrogen Storage Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2015)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nitrides; chalcogenides; carbides; hydrides; synthesis; structure; solid-state chemistry; materials chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Meeting the rising energy demands of both developed and developing nations is essential. The need for energy and the steady depletion of fossil fuels present serious challenges to sustainable development. Equally, if the adverse effects of global warming are to be averted, the adoption of clean, renewable energy sources is imperative. Hydrogen has the potential to replace fossil fuels as a clean, high energy density alternative, but key technical issues need to be resolved before such a transition can occur. It is widely accepted that safe, compact storage of hydrogen in a solid medium would be extremely attractive, particularly for mobile applications, yet solid state storage is arguably the most demanding and challenging aspect of a hydrogen economy.
The turn of the millennium has seen a huge growth in the quest for new hydrogen storage materials that meet the stringent criteria required for a “like-for-like” replacement of the gasoline tank in vehicles. Possible solutions range from porous solids in which hydrogen is weakly adsorbed at relatively low temperature, through metal and alloys to complex and chemical hydrides, which have high gravimetric and volumetric capacities but require higher temperatures for reversible hydrogen storage. By far the vast majority of hydrogen storage materials are crystalline solids; an understanding of both crystal structure and microstructure has proved invaluable in interpreting the chemical and physical functionalities of these solids.
Chemists, physicists, and materials scientists are required to understand the links between structure, thermodynamics, and kinetics in order to apply design concepts toward creating new and improved storage materials. This Special Issue invites contributions in all areas of Crystalline Hydrogen Storage Materials. The issue will primarily consider how understanding structure, at all length scales, leads to improved explanations of mechanism and reactivity, and in turn, ultimately, to materials with enhanced storage performance.
Prof. Duncan H. Gregory
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogen storage
- structure
- X-ray diffraction
- neutron diffraction
- electron microscopy
- scattering
- NMR
- spectroscopy
- hydrides
- carbon
- MOFs
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