Principle of hydrogen and magnesium energy storage

Are magnesium-based alloys a cost-efficient hydrogen storage material?

Magnesium-based alloys attract significant interest as cost-efficient hydrogen storage materials allowing the combination of high gravimetric storage capacity of hydrogen with fast rates of hydrogen uptake and release and pronounced destabilization of the metal–hydrogen bonding in comparison with binary Mg–H systems.

What is magnesium hydrogen storage?

In the magnesium hydrogen storage process, hydrogen atoms form stable hydrides (MgH2) with the hydrogen storage material Mg through chemical bonds, exhibiting excellent reversibility and cyclic performance, fully meeting the technical goals for hydrogen storage materials in vehicular applications [16, 17].

Is magnesium hydride a good hydrogen storage material?

Magnesium hydride (MgH 2) has been considered as one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials because of its high hydrogen storage capacity, excellent reversibility, sufficient magnesium reserves, and low cost. However, great barriers both in the thermodynamic and the kinetic properties of MgH 2 limit its practical application.

How to prepare high-performance magnesium based hydrogen storage materials?

Doping catalysts and nanostructuring are two facile but efficient methods to prepare high-performance magnesium (Mg)-based hydrogen storage materials. Core–shell nanostructured Mg-based hydrogen storage materials synergize the strengths of the above two modification methods.

Can magnesium based hydrogen storage materials be used at low temperatures?

Magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials have emerged as one of the most promising candidates due to their high hydrogen storage density and low cost. However, their application at low temperatures is hindered by challenges such as thermodynamic stability, complex activation processes, elevated dissociation temperatures, and sluggish kinetics.

Why are Mg-based hydrogen storage materials important?

Mg-based hydrogen storage materials have been intensively investigated due to their advantages of high theoretical storage capacity, satisfactory reversibility and natural abundance. However, the high thermal stability of Mg–H bonds leads to a high dehydrogenation temperature and sluggish kinetics.