Hydrogen boride nanosheets: A promising material for hydrogen carrier
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](http://www.issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1-1.jpg)
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.
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
(Published on: Friday October 25th, 2019)