Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage, Volume 1
Fundamentals
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Volodymyr Yartys
- Language: English
Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage, Volume 1: Fundamentals comprehensively describes the synthesis and rich chemistry of the most important group of hydrogen storag… Read more
Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage, Volume 1: Fundamentals comprehensively describes the synthesis and rich chemistry of the most important group of hydrogen storage materials: metal hydrides. This book is one of a pair of companion volumes, with the other being Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage, Volume 2: Applications.
In Volume 1, an international team of renowned experts explores solid state materials for hydrogen storage with storage capacities reaching 18.5 wt. % H. The content covers fundamentals of metal–hydrogen systems, binary and ternary hydrides, metal deuterides and tritides, complex metal aluminium hydrides, complex metal hydridoborates, structural chemistry of metal hydrides, and computational studies of metal–hydrogen systems as hydrogen storage materials.
In Volume 1, an international team of renowned experts explores solid state materials for hydrogen storage with storage capacities reaching 18.5 wt. % H. The content covers fundamentals of metal–hydrogen systems, binary and ternary hydrides, metal deuterides and tritides, complex metal aluminium hydrides, complex metal hydridoborates, structural chemistry of metal hydrides, and computational studies of metal–hydrogen systems as hydrogen storage materials.
- Covers fundamental aspects of interactions in metal–hydrogen systems by utilizing state-of-the-art computational and experimental studies
- Addresses all major groups of materials for hydrogen storage and generation – binary and ternary hydrides, deuterides and tritides, alanates, complex metal borohydrides, and materials for hydrolysis
- Describes the synthesis and characterization techniques that allow researchers to probe the properties of bulk, thin-film, and nanoscale hydrides
- Presents various applications of metal hydrides in hydrogen-based energy systems, including hydrogen and heat storage systems, hydrogen compression, hydrogen generation by hydrolysis, and use of metal hydrides in rechargeable batteries
- Highlights the potential and possibilities offered by the use of metal hydrides in energy applications
- Relevant for researchers and also students looking for a high-level text when studying hydrogen energy, energy storage, hydrogen storage, and materials science
Researchers, engineers, and students working in materials science, renewable energy, electrochemistry, rechargeable batteries, and hydrogen energy
Section I. Solid-state materials for hydrogen storage
1. Fundamentals of metal–hydrogen systems
2. Binary hydrides
3. Ternary hydrides
4. Metal deuterides and tritides
5. Complex metal aluminium hydrides
6. Complex metal borohydrides
7. Structural chemistry of metallic hydrides
8. Computational studies of metal–hydrogen systems as hydrogen storage materials
1. Fundamentals of metal–hydrogen systems
2. Binary hydrides
3. Ternary hydrides
4. Metal deuterides and tritides
5. Complex metal aluminium hydrides
6. Complex metal borohydrides
7. Structural chemistry of metallic hydrides
8. Computational studies of metal–hydrogen systems as hydrogen storage materials
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Volodymyr Yartys
Volodymyr Yartys is a Professor of Materials Science and Hydrogen Technologies at the Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, Norway, and Professor Emeritus at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. He is an expert in hydrogen-based energy storage, and his research focuses on nanomaterials for energy storage, rechargeable batteries, hydrogen as an energy carrier and new materials for hydrogen storage and battery applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Materials Science and Hydrogen Technologies, Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, Norway and Professor Emeritus, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway