Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, and colleagues in Japan* report a promising hydrogen carrier in the form of hydrogen boride nanosheets. This two-dimensional material, which has only recently begun to be explored, could go on to be used as safe, light-weight, high-capacity hydrogen storage materials.

* Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP) Associate Professor Iwao Matsuda participates in this research.

Press Release from Tokyo Institute of Technology

Figure 1. Hydrogen boride nanosheets (HB sheets) release hydrogen under UV light
The hydrogen storage and release capacity of HB sheets is exceptionally high due to their two-dimensional nature and unique electronic band structure.

Reference

• Journal：Nature Communications
• Title：Photoinduced hydrogen release from hydrogen boride sheets
• Authors：Reiya Kawamura, Nguyen Thanh Cuong, Takeshi Fujita, Ryota Ishibiki, Toru Hirabayashi, Akira Yamaguchi, Iwao Matsuda, Susumu Okada, Takahiro Kondo, Masahiro Miyauchi
• DOI：10.1038/s41467-019-12903-1