Next-generation high capacity metal hydrides for hydrogen storage

The aim of this project is to develop innovative reversible metal hydride formulations with desirable properties for hydrogen storage applications. The project builds on success of earlier projects which have led to the development of prototype solid state hydrogen stores for portable and stationary applications. This project seeks to improve the performance of the bed through investigation of a new family of materials with improved capacity and lower pressures of operation. This project will, through established and new experimental methods, explore the potential of non-stoichiometric AB2 alloys by working with researchers in the group and collaborators who are developing predictive models and helping with in situ characterisation of these materials. The researcher should have good experimental and analytical skills and be willing to travel to European neutron and synchrotron facilities for short periods of time to collaborate with our partners undertaking innovative in situ characterisation experiments.