Nanoconfinement of Complex Borohydrides for Hydrogen Storage
Qiwen Lai, Chulaluck Pratthana, Yuwei Yang, Aditya Rawal, Kondo‐François Aguey‐Zinsou
Abstract
The investigation of nanoscale complex hydrides for hydrogen storage application has gained the spotlight in the past decade. Herein, the thermodynamic behavior of complex borohydrides confined in mesoporous hollow carbon spheres is investigated. The pressure–composition–temperature (PCT) shows no variation of equilibrium plateau pressure upon changes in the hydrogen sorption temperatures. This is interpreted as a result of the high pressure within the carbon nanopores and provides a means to control the thermodynamics of nanosized hydrides.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrogen storageCarbon fibersHydrogenNanoporeSorptionMaterials scienceMesoporous materialNanoscopic scaleThermodynamicsPlateau (mathematics)Chemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryPhysical chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryComposite materialPhysicsAdsorptionMathematical analysisMathematicsComposite numberEngineeringHydrogen Storage and MaterialsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchSuperconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys