Advanced materials for hydrogen storage

A future Hydrogen society is generally believed to require the development of new materials for hydrogen storage in the transport sector.

The hydrogen storage group integrates theoretical modelling and optimization, synthesis, experimental characterisation and testing of new storage materials and catalytic particles. The primary focus is on complex hydrides, and in particular on understanding and optimizing the structural characteristics of the storage materials and catalytic additives at the nanometer scale.

The illustration below is from a recent paper on the structure and reactivity of NaAlH4 nanoparticles.