Nanomaterials for Solid State Hydrogen Storage

✍ Scribed by Robert A. Varin, Tomasz Czujko, Zbigniew S. Wronski (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 345
• Series: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Energy
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Over the past decade, important advances have been made in the development of nanostructured materials for solid state hydrogen storage. The stored hydrogen will be used in fuel cells for generation of electricity in a clean, inexpensive, safe and efficient manner. Nanomaterials for Solid State Hydrogen Storage focuses on nanomaterials having high volumetric and gravimetric hydrogen storage capacities, and thus having the highest potential of being applied in the automotive sector.

Written by leading experts in the field, Nanomaterials for Solid State Hydrogen Storage provides a thorough history of hydrides and nanomaterials, followed by a discussion of existing fabrication methods. The authors’ own research results on the behavior of various hydrogen storage materials are also presented. Covering fundamentals, extensive research results and recent advances in nanomaterials for solid state hydrogen storage, this book serves as a comprehensive reference.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-81
Simple Metal and Intermetallic Hydrides....Pages 83-193
Complex Hydrides....Pages 195-290
Carbons and Nanocarbons....Pages 291-320
Summary....Pages 321-325
Back Matter....Pages 327-338

✦ Subjects

Renewable and Green Energy; Nanotechnology; Condensed Matter Physics; Metallic Materials; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Energy Storage