Interaction of hydrogen with metal nitrides and imides

Ping Chen (), Zhitao Xiong, Jizhong Luo, Jianyi Lin and Kuang Lee Tan
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Ping Chen: National University of Singapore
Zhitao Xiong: National University of Singapore
Jizhong Luo: National University of Singapore
Jianyi Lin: National University of Singapore
Kuang Lee Tan: National University of Singapore

Nature, 2002, vol. 420, issue 6913, 302-304

Abstract: Abstract The pursuit of a clean and healthy environment has stimulated much effort in the development of technologies for the utilization of hydrogen-based energy. A critical issue is the need for practical systems for hydrogen storage, a problem that remains unresolved after several decades of exploration. In this context, the possibility of storing hydrogen in advanced carbon materials has generated considerable interest. But confirmation and a mechanistic understanding of the hydrogen-storage capabilities of these materials still require much work1,2,3,4,5. Our previously published work on hydrogen uptake by alkali-doped carbon nanotubes cannot be reproduced by others6,7,8. It was realized by us and also demonstrated by Pinkerton et al.8 that most of the weight gain was due to moisture, which the alkali oxide picked up from the atmosphere. Here we describe a different material system, lithium nitride, which shows potential as a hydrogen storage medium. Lithium nitride is usually employed as an electrode, or as a starting material for the synthesis of binary or ternary nitrides9,10. Using a variety of techniques, we demonstrate that this compound can also reversibly take up large amounts of hydrogen. Although the temperature required to release the hydrogen at usable pressures is too high for practical application of the present material, we suggest that more investigations are needed, as the metal–N–H system could prove to be a promising route to reversible hydrogen storage.

Date: 2002
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