Abstract

Mechanosynthesis of metal hydrides is a new field in which important progress has been reported. In this paper, we present recent developments in mechanosynthesis of magnesium-based hydrides for storage applications. The effect of intense milling on magnesium and magnesium hydrides is presented. The influence of various additives on hydrogen-sorption properties is discussed with special emphasis on nanocomposite MgH2+5 at. % V, where hydrogen-storage characteristics, cycling properties and the mechanism of hydrogen desorption are presented. The production of novel nanocrystalline porous structures by mechanical alloying followed by a leaching technique is discussed. Hot ball-milling, as a new method for rapid synthesis of alloys, is also presented. Finally, two other methods of production of metal hydrides are discussed. One is reactive milling where metal hydrides are synthesized by mechanical alloying under hydrogen pressure, while the other is milling elemental hydrides to produce complex hydrides.

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