Promising Hydrogen Storage Material Research Articles

Cobalt Phosphide-Supported Single-Atom Pt Catalysts for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Generation from Ammonia Borane Hydrolysis.

Ammonia borane (AB) has emerged as a promising chemical hydrogen storage material. The development of efficient, stable, and cost-effective catalysts for AB hydrolysis is the key to achieving hydrogen energy economy. Here, cobalt phosphide (CoP) is used to anchor single-atom Pt species, acting as robust catalysts for hydrogen generation from AB hydrolysis. Thanks to the high Pt utilization and the synergy between CoP and Pt species, the optimized Pt/CoP-100 catalyst exhibits an unprecedented hydrogen generation rate, giving a record turnover frequency (TOF) value of 39911 and turnover number of 2926829 at room temperature. These metrics surpass those of all existing state-of-the-art supported metal catalysts by an order of magnitude. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the integration of single-atom Pt onto the CoP substrate significantly enhances adsorption and dissociation processes for both water and AB molecules, thereby facilitating hydrogen production from AB hydrolysis. Interestingly, the TOF value is further elevated to 54878 under UV-vis light irradiation, which can be attributed to the efficient separation and mobility of photogenerated carriers at the Pt-CoP interface. The findings underscore the effectiveness of CoP as a support for single-atom metals in hydrogen production, offering insights for designing high-performance catalysts for chemical hydrogen storage.

Investigation for the hydrogen storage properties of XCrH3 (X=Na, K) and KYH3(Y[dbnd]Mo, W) perovskite type hydrides based on first-principles

Perovskite type hydrides have emerged as a focal point in hydrogen storage applications as potential candidates in recent years. However, the currently synthesized perovskite hydrogen storage materials suffer from high hydrogen desorption temperatures and unstable reactions. To identify promising perovskite hydrogen storage materials, this study explores the hydrogen storage properties of XCrH3 (X = Na, K) and KYH3 (YMo, W) based on first-principles (FPs) calculations. The results indicate that NaCrH3 and KCrH3 exhibit half-metallic properties, while KMoH3 and KWH3 are metallic materials with high hydrogen storage safety. Mechanical property analysis reveals that NaCrH3 exhibits the highest hardness, indicating better stability for hydrogen storage. Thermodynamic analysis shows that KCrH3 has a lower hydrogen desorption temperature than the other three compounds, with NaCrH3 having the second-lowest. The gravimetric hydrogen storage capacities of NaCrH3, KCrH3, KMoH3, and KWH3 are 3.85 wt%, 3.21 wt%, 2.19 wt%, and 1.34 wt%, respectively. Overall, NaCrH3 demonstrates superior gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity, stability, and safety, making it a promising candidate for new perovskite type hydrogen storage materials.

Structural-regulation of Laves phase high-entropy alloys to catalytically enhance hydrogen desorption from MgH2

Magnesium hydride (MgH2) is a promising hydrogen storage material, but slow hydrogen desorption kinetics and poor cycling stability still limit its development. Catalytic doping was demonstrated to provide effective solution for it. In this work, we develop novel Zr-based high-entropy alloys (HEAs) catalysts with different Laves phase structures to improve the hydrogen storage in MgH2. It was demonstrated that the catalyst grain size, defect density and lattice distortion have a great influence on the performance of HEAs catalysts. Specially, the C15 type Laves phase HEA exhibits a better catalytic effect than that of C14 type. The introduction of HEAs with "hydrogen pump" effect would shift the rate-limiting step of MgH2 hydrogen desorption from two-dimensional nucleation growth to two-dimension phase boundary migration, which makes it exhibit both great better hydrogen desorption kinetics enhanced by nine times and cycling stability with 92% capacity retention after 30 cycles. This work not only highlights the impact of Laves phase crystal structure regulation on HEAs catalysts, but also provides insights into the design and development of HEAs catalysts to improve the hydrogen storage performance of MgH2.

Ultrafine nickel-rhodium nanoparticles anchored on two-dimensional vanadium carbide for high performance hydrous hydrazine decomposition at mild conditions

The development of heterogeneous supported nanocatalysts with a high kinetics combined with low cost is off importance but remains still challenged for hydrazine hydrate served as a promising hydrogen storage material. Herein, by virtue of surficial functional groups, ultrafine NiRh NPs were monodispersed on the two-dimensional V2C surface via a conventional wet chemical co-reduction. The optimized NiRh/V2C system demonstrates an excellent catalytic performance toward selectively catalyzing dehydrogenation of hydrazine hydrate, affording 100% H2 selectivity with the turnover frequency (TOF) value of 987.5 h−1 at 323 K. Such an enhancement is mainly attributed to synergistic effect of nanosystem, which will optimize local surface energy and promote electron transfer in NiRh/V2C system, thereby improving the kinetic selectivity of catalytic hydrazine hydrate decomposition. This work has provided a facile strategy for developing nanocatalysts with high kinetics that could enable huge industrial applications in the future.

Amorphous mixed transition metal oxides: A novel catalyst for boosting dehydrogenation of MgH2

Magnesium hydride (MgH2) has been recognized as a promising hydrogen storage material. However, the sluggish hydrogen desorption kinetics is one of the main factors hindering its practical applications. To enhance the dehydrogenation kinetics of MgH2, an amorphous mixed TiO2-ZrO2-V2O5 catalyst is synthesized in this work. After adding the as-synthesized catalyst into MgH2 by ball milling, the dehydrogenation activation energy can be decreased to 65.7 kJ mol−1. Meanwhile, the catalyzed MgH2 shows excellent cycling stability after fifty hydrogen absorption-desorption cycles. The significant improvement of hydrogen desorption kinetics is attributed to the synergistic effect of abundant oxygen vacancies and in situ formed multivalent species in the catalyst. This highlights the importance of designing and synthesizing efficient catalysts for dehydrogenation of MgH2.

High Hydrogen Storage in Trigonal Prismatic Monomer-based Highly Porous Aromatic Frameworks.

Hydrogen storage is crucial in the shift toward a carbon-neutral society, where hydrogen serves as a pivotal renewable energy source. Utilizing porous materials can provide an efficient hydrogen storage solution, reducing tank pressures to manageable levels and circumventing the energy-intensive and costly current technological infrastructure. Herein, we report two highly porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs), C-PAF and Si-PAF, prepared through a Yamamoto C-C coupling reaction between trigonal prismatic monomers. These PAFs exhibited large pore volumes and BET areas, 3.93 cm3 g-1 and 4857 m2 g-1 for C-PAF, and 3.80 cm3 g-1 and 6099 m2 g-1 for Si-PAF, respectively. Si-PAF exhibited a record-high gravimetric hydrogen delivery capacity of 17.01 wt% and a superior volumetric capacity of 46.5g L-1 under pressure-temperature swing adsorption conditions (77 K, 100bar → 160 K, 5bar), outperforming benchmark hydrogens storage materials. By virtue of the robust C-C covalent bond, both PAFs showed impressive structural stabilities in harsh environments and unprecedented long-term durability. Computational modeling methods were employed to simulate and investigate the structural and adsorption properties of the PAFs. These results demonstrate that C-PAF and Si-PAF are promising materials for efficient hydrogen storage. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Innovation in the synthesis of hydrazine borane by mechanochemical method and hydrolysis of hydrazine borane with Pd/TiO2 catalyst

With its high hydrogen content (15.4 wt%), hydrazine borane (HB, N2H4BH3) is a promising hydrogen storage material. It is easy to prepare and does not create harmful substances during the release of hydrogen, making it suitable for research. In this study, hydrazine borane was synthesized using two methods, one was solution phase synthesis method (literature method), and the other solid state synthesis method (mechanochemical). For the first time, we report a mechanochemical synthesis of HB from the hydrazine hemisulfate salt, sodium borohydride. HB was characterized by B NMR, FTIR, and XRD. Furthermore,the use of nanostructured titanium dioxide (TiO2) supported Pd metallic catalyst in HB hydrolysis was investigated to production hydrogen.

Zirconium-Modified Medium-Entropy Alloy (TiVNb)85Cr15 for Hydrogen Storage.

In this study, we investigate the effect of small amounts of zirconium alloying the medium-entropy alloy (TiVNb)85Cr15, a promising material for hydrogen storage. Alloys with 1, 4, and 7 at.% of Zr were prepared by arc melting and found to be multiphase, comprising at least three phases, indicating that Zr addition does not stabilize a single-phase solid solution. The dominant BCC phase (HEA1) is the primary hydrogen absorber, while the minor phases HEA2 and HEA3 play a crucial role in hydrogen absorption/desorption. Among the studied alloys, Zr4 (TiVNb)81Cr15Zr4 shows the highest hydrogen storage capacity, ease of activation, and reversibly retrievable hydrogen. This alloy can absorb hydrogen at room temperature without additional processing, with a reversible capacity of up to 0.74 wt.%, corresponding to hydrogen-to-metal ratio H/M = 0.46. The study emphasizes the significant role of minor elemental additions in alloy properties, stressing the importance of tailored compositions for hydrogen storage applications. It suggests a direction for further research in metal hydride alloys for effective and safe hydrogen storage.

Structural, hydrogen storage capacity, electronic and optical properties of Li-N-H hydrogen storage materials from first-principles investigation

Although Li-N-H systems are promising hydrogen storage materials, the structural feature, phonon dynamical, electronic and optical properties of Li-N-H systems are unclear. To solve these problems, we apply the first-principles method to study the structural stability, hydrogen storage capacity, dehydrogenation energy, electronic and optical properties of three Li-N-H systems (Li4NH, Li2NH and LiNH2). The calculated results show that Li4NH and LiNH2 are thermodynamic and dynamical stabilities. Although Li2NH is a dynamical instability, it is a thermodynamic stability at the ground state. Importantly, the calculated gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity is 1.19 wt% for Li4NH, 3.35 wt% for Li2NH and 8.02 wt% for LiNH2, respectively. Essentially, the high hydrogen storage capacity of LiNH2 is related to the formation of [NH2] group due to the strong electronic interaction between N and H. Furthermore, Li2NH shows metallic behavior. However, the calculated band gap is 1.958 eV for Li4NH and 3.016 eV for LiNH2. The change of band gap of Li-N-H hydrides is demonstrated by the dielectric functional. In addition, this LiNH2 with high concentration of hydrogen has better storage optical properties compared to Li4NH and Li2NH.

Enhanced reversible hydrogen storage in LiBH4-Mg(BH4)2 composite with V2C-Mxene

Solid-state borohydride was one of the promising solid-state hydrogen storage materials, but the reversibility and kinetics of hydrogen de/absorption in borohydrides still need improvement. In this study, a new strategy of repeated ball milling and melting was first used to produce LiBH4-Mg(BH4)2 nanocomposites (LMBH) effectively loaded on V2C Mxene as the matrix. The LMBH-20V2C composite released 8.1 wt% of hydrogen at 350 °C while un-doped LMBH only released 4.3 wt% under the same conditions. Two-step dehydrogenation with lower activation energies (118.2 and 125.2 kJ/mol) were found in LMBH-V2C composites. More than 5 wt% reversible hydrogen capacity was discovered in LMBH-V2C samples, which was 138 % more than that of un-doped LMBH. The nano-sized LMBH-V2C composite retained unaggregated, and VH2.01 species was formed during cycling as an active “hydrogen pump”. The outstanding hydrogen storage performance of LMBH-V2C composites could be attributed to the combination of nano-sizing and catalysis from V2C Mxene.

Effect of different metal element substitution on microstructural and comprehensive hydrogen storage performance of Ti0·9Zr0·1Mn0·95Cr0·7V0.2M0.15 (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo) alloy

Hydrogen is now being used as a renewable clean energy carrier. One of the main issues with the application of hydrogen energy is a shortage of security and efficient hydrogen storage technology. TiMn-based alloys are considered promising hydrogen storage materials, but their comprehensive hydrogen storage properties and cyclic stable performance limit their further practical application. The hydrogen storage properties of alloys can be enhanced by substituting transition metal elements. Therefore, the comprehensive hydrogen storage performance of the Ti0·9Zr0·1Mn0·95Cr0·7V0.2M0.15 (M ​= ​Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo) alloys was systematically investigated according to the Mn element on the B side is partially replaced by variety of transition metal elements. The M ​= ​Ni alloy, which showed the highest hydrogen storage capacity among the group of alloys, was used to explore cycle stability. The plateau pressures of the series alloys decreased in order, Fe ​> ​Co ​> ​Ni ​> ​Cu ​> ​Mo. Aspects of hydrogen absorption kinetics, all of the alloys can reach full hydrogen absorption saturation within 400 ​s at 303 ​K. The Ti0·9Zr0·1Mn0·95Cr0·7V0·2Mo0.15 alloy possessed the fastest hydrogen absorption kinetic rate (t0.9 ​= ​65 ​s) and the smallest hysteresis factor. This suggests that the substitution of Mo elements is effective in improving the hysteresis of the Laves phase alloys. Among the series of alloys, the M ​= ​Ni alloy exhibited the best overall hydrogen storage performance, which hydrogen storage capacity can reach 1.81 ​wt% and 97% of its capacity is kept after 100 cycles.

A Palladium Catalyst Supported on Boron-Doped Porous Carbon for Efficient Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid.

Formic acid has emerged as a highly promising hydrogen storage material, and the development of efficient catalysts to facilitate its dehydrogenation remains imperative. In this study, a novel catalyst consisting of palladium nanoparticles supported on boron-doped porous carbon (Pd/BPC) was successfully synthesized to enable efficient hydrogen production through the dehydrogenation of formic acid. The impacts of the boron doping ratio, doping temperature, and palladium reduction temperature on the catalyst's performance were systemically investigated. The results demonstrated the Pd/BPC catalyst synthesized with a carbon-to-boron ratio of 1:5 by calcination at 900 °C and subsequent reduction at 60 °C exhibited superior formic acid dehydrogenation performance, being 2.9 and 3.8 times greater than that of the Pd/PC catalysts without boron doping and commercial Pd/C, respectively. Additionally, the catalyst showed excellent cycle stability with no significant activity reduction after five consecutive cycles. Experimental and theoretical results reveal that boron doping not only facilitates the homogenous distribution of Pd nanoparticles but also induces a stronger support-metal interaction, thereby reinforcing the catalytic performance. This research is expected to provide valuable insights into the economically viable and efficient production of environmentally friendly hydrogen energy.

Hybrid of bulk NbC and layered Nb4C3 MXene for tailoring the hydrogen storage kinetics and reversibility of Li–Mg–B–H composite: An experimental and theoretical study

The Li-Mg-B-H composite (2LiBH4 + MgH2) is acknowledged as a promising material for hydrogen storage due to its large hydrogen capacity (11.4 wt.%). However, the sluggish kinetics and poor reversibility make it difficult to be practically used. In this work, the hydrogen storage performances of 2LiBH4 + MgH2 have been significantly improved by a hybrid of bulk NbC and layered Nb4C3 MXene (denoted as “Nb–C”). The 2LiBH4 + MgH2 + 6 wt.% Nb–C can release 8.5 wt.% H2 within 30 min at 400 °C and the dehydrogenated composite can absorb 9.3 wt.% H2 within 30 min at 350 °C and 7.5 MPa H2. The reversible dehydrogenation capacity maintains at 8.4 wt.% after 24 cycles, with a capacity retention ratio of 95.4 %. By contrast, the undoped 2LiBH4 + MgH2 suffers from serious capacity degradation, with the capacity decreased dramatically to 3.5 wt.% after 3 cycles. Microstructural studies revealed that the doped composite has uniform particle and elemental distributions and possesses various multiphase interfaces of LiH/MgB2/NbC/Nb4C3, which is beneficial to hydrogen diffusion during the hydrogen uptake and release process. Theoretical studies by first principle calculation presented an extended bond length of the Mg–H and B–H bonds in the 2LiBH4 + MgH2 + NbC system, which may also explain the improved hydrogen storage properties of 2LiBH4 + MgH2 by addition of Nb-C. This work provides new insights into the role of transition metal carbides in regulating the Li–Mg–B–H hydrogen storage materials both experimentally and theoretically.

Li Decorated Penta-BCN as a Competitive Reversible Hydrogen Storage Media: A First-Principles Study.

Efficient storage media are crucial for practical applications of hydrogen, which is the most promising clean energy resource. In addition to possessing a highly reversible gravimetric capacity, the stability and superlight mass of potential storage media should not be underestimated. In this study, we exploit the light mass and unique puckered structure of penta-BCNs to design Li-decorated penta-BCNs for hydrogen storage via a series of first-principles calculations. Our results reveal that Li atoms can form stable chemical complexes with the surface of penta-BCNs with an average binding energy of -2.21 eV without causing deformation. Each Li@penta-BCN unit can physically adsorb up to 27H2 molecules, and the highest hydrogen storage capacity can reach 7.44 wt %, with an average adsorption energy of -0.16 eV/H2, surpassing the target value of 5.5 wt % set by the U.S. Department of Energy. Further elaborate analysis of the electronic structure shows the polarization enhancement mechanism, which is caused by charge transfer from Li atoms to the penta-BCN surface. Our results indicate that Li-decorated penta-BCN could be a promising hydrogen storage material for further application and inspire the theoretical or experimental design of novel materials for clean energy.

Phase Diagram Analysis of High-Pressure/High-Temperature Polymorphs of Ammonia Borane.

Ammonia borane (NH3BH3) is a promising hydrogen-storage material because of its high hydrogen density. It is employed as a hydrogen source when synthesizing superconducting polyhydrides under high pressure. Additionally, NH3BH3 is a crystallographically interesting compound that features protonic hydrogen (Hδ+) and hydridic hydrogen (Hδ-), and it forms a dihydrogen bond, which explains its stable existence as a solid. Herein, X-ray diffraction experiments were performed at high pressures (HPs) and high temperatures (HTs) of up to 30 GPa and 300 °C, respectively, to investigate the HP/HT phase diagram of NH3BH3. A new HP/HT phase (HPHT2) was identified above 9 GPa and 150 °C. Crystal-structure analysis using the Rietveld method and stability verification using density functional theory calculations revealed that HPHT2 has a P21/n (Z = 4) structure, similar to that of a previously reported HP/HT phase (HPHT) that appears at a lower pressure. HPHT2 is denser than the HP phases that appear at room temperature (HP1 and HP2) at the same pressure (up to ∼17 GPa). In the phase diagram, the phase-boundary line between HPHT and HP1 is a downward convex curve. These unconventional phenomena in the density and phase boundary can be attributed to the influence of dihydrogen bonding on the crystal structure and phase diagram.

Synergistic effect of Pd single atoms and clusters on the de/re-hydrogenation performance of MgH2

Hydrogen storage plays a pivotal role in the hydrogen industry, yet its current status presents a bottleneck. Diverse strategies have emerged in recent years to address this challenge. MgH2 has stood out as a promising solid-state hydrogen storage material due to its impressive gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen density, but its practical application is hampered by elevated thermal stability and sluggish kinetics. In this study, we introduce a solution by synthesizing Pd metallene through a one-pot solvothermal method, revealing a distinctive highly curved lamellar structure with a thickness of around 1.6 nm. Incorporating this Pd metallene into MgH2 results in a composite system wherein the starting dehydrogenation temperature is significantly lowered to 439 K and complete dehydrogenation occurs at 583 K, releasing 6.14 wt.% hydrogen. The activation energy of dehydrogenation for MgH2 was reduced from 170.4 kJ mol–1 to 79.85 kJ mol–1 after Pd metallene decoration. The enthalpy of dehydrogenation of the MgH2–10 wt.% Pd sample was calculated to be 73 kJ mol–1 H2–1 and decreased by 4.4 kJ mol–1 H2–1 from that of dehydrogenation of pure MgH2 (77.4 kJ mol–1 H2–1). Theoretical calculations show that the average formation energy and average adsorption energy of hydrogen vacancies can be significantly reduced in the presence of both Pd clusters and Pd single atoms on the surface of MgH2/Mg, respectively. It suggests that the synergistic effect of in situ formed Pd single atoms and clusters significantly improves the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation kinetics. The identified active sites in this study hold potential as references for forthcoming multi-sized active site catalysts, underscoring a significant advancement toward resolving hydrogen storage limitations.

Phonon transport characteristics of α, β, and γ crystalline phases of magnesium hydride from first-principles-based anharmonic lattice dynamics

The superior gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen capacities of magnesium hydride (MgH2) make it a promising candidate material for solid-state hydrogen storage. However, the slow kinetics of hydrogen atoms and the high thermodynamic stability of MgH2 hinder its practical application. To address the challenging issue of adsorption–desorption in MgH2, structural engineering involving nanostructuring has been used to improve the hydrogen-storage characteristics of this material. However, although structural engineering and thermal management significantly influence material properties, no microscopic understanding of the heat conduction property of pristine MgH2 exists. Further advances in the thermal engineering of MgH2-based hydrogen-storage materials require a better understanding of heat conduction in pristine MgH2, particularly knowledge of how the crystalline phases of MgH2 depend on the hydrogen concentration and external pressure. This study uses first-principles-based anharmonic lattice dynamics to quantitatively investigate the intrinsic thermal conductivity of heat-carrying phonons in pristine MgH2 with three different crystalline phases α, β, and γ. The results show that the thermal conductivity of MgH2 depends on the crystalline phase and that the magnitude of the thermal conductivity increases in the order α, γ, and β. In contrast, the volumetric heat capacity and mean squared displacements of the constituent atoms are similar for all three phases. Furthermore, as observed for the pressure dependence of phonon transport, increasing the pressure reduces the thermal conductivity of all phases. However, for the γ and β phases, these reductions are relatively moderate because of the competing effects of group velocity and relaxation time, which have opposite dependencies on pressure. Finally, modal analysis indicates that the spectral features of the phonon transport properties under an applied external pressure are comparable to those at atmospheric pressure. These results should help tailor the heat dissipation of MgH2 while maintaining its hydrogen adsorption–desorption performance through structural engineering.

Computational evaluation of comprehensive properties of MgX3H8 (X = Sc, Ti and Zr) as effective solid state hydrogen storage materials

In this study, structural, mechanical, electronic, dynamic, thermodynamic and hydrogen storage properties of MgX3H8 (X = Sc, Ti, Zr) were investigated by means of density functional theory which was not studied/reported experimentally or theoretically in the previous literature. This is the first thorough study about various properties of these materials. These materials were considered as promising potential host materials for solid state hydrogen storage. The evaluation of computed formation enthalpies of MgX3H8 (X = Sc, Ti, Zr), elastic constants, and phonon dispersion graphs revealed that MgX3H8 (X = Sc, Ti, Zr) is thermodynamically, mechanically, and dynamically stable and synthesizable. The analysis of B/G ratio, Cp and Poisson's ratio showed that MgSc3H8 is a brittle material whereas MgTi3H8 and MgZr3H8 are ductile materials. Moreover, anisotropy factor, machinability index, hardness, melting and Debye temperature of the materials were obtained and analysed in depth. The electronic band structures of MgX3H8 (X = Sc, Ti, Zr) illustrated metallic character since the bands (valence and conduction) intersect the Fermi level along the main symmetry directions. The phonon dispersion curves, and the partial state densities of the materials have positive frequencies, therefore, materials are dynamically stable in the cubic structure. The gravimetric hydrogen densities were calculated as 4.60 wt% for MgSc3H8, 4.38 wt% for MgTi3H8 and 2.56 wt% for MgZr3H8. The hydrogen desorption temperatures were computed as 239.54 K for MgSc3H8, 241.76 K for MgTi3H8 and 303.87 K for MgZr3H8. The mechanical properties of the materials suggest that they can be promising host materials for hydrogen storage.

The superiority of Pd2+ in CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid.

The hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid is an essential subject since formic acid is a promising hydrogen storage material and a valuable commodity chemical. In this study, we report for the first time the hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid catalyzed by a Pd2+ catalyst, Pd-V/AC-air. The catalyst exhibited extraordinary catalytic activity toward the hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid. The TON and TOF are up to 4790 and 2825 h-1, respectively, representing the top level among reported heterogeneous Pd catalysts. By combining a study of first-principles density functional theory with experimental results, the superiority of Pd2+ over Pd0 was confirmed. Furthermore, the presence of V modified the electronic state of Pd2+, thus promoting the reaction. This study reports the effect of metal valence and electronic state on the catalytic performance for the first time and provides a new prospect for the design of an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid.

High-entropy alloys: A review of their performance as promising materials for hydrogen and molten salt storage

Abstract Fossil fuels have been the most employed energy source with a consistent and growing consumption; however, they will be replaced by renewable energy sources (RESs). Massively using this type of energy will require new materials, especially metallic-based materials, because the typical materials have shown poor performance. In particular, hydrogen obtained from RESs has technological concerns like absorption/desorption cycling, kinetics, and cost. Similarly, the solar industry demands highly corrosion-resistant materials at high temperatures. As mentioned above, these could be solved using high-entropy alloys (HEAs). HEAs are barely around 15 years old and have been intensively investigated to be used for wide technological and scientific applications due to their unusual mechanical, physical, and chemical properties. Thus, this study summarizes advances in HEAs as promising materials for hydrogen and energy molten salt storage technologies and discusses the corrosion performance of current HEAs, considering both the microstructure and constituent element effect.