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Hierarchical interface engineering for advanced magnesium-based hydrogen storage: synergistic effects of structural
Han Jiang1, Zhao Ding1,2, Yuting Li1
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, National Innovation Centre for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Chongqing University Chongqing China zhaoding@cqu.edu.cn.
Chemical Science
|April 16, 2025
Summary
Interface engineering optimizes magnesium-based hydrogen storage by controlling atomic interactions and transport. This approach enhances material performance for practical energy storage solutions.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Energy Storage
Background:
- Magnesium-based materials are promising for hydrogen storage but face challenges in efficiency and stability.
- Conventional surface modification methods have limitations in optimizing hydrogen storage properties.
- Interface engineering offers a novel strategy to overcome these limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present interface engineering as a cornerstone strategy for advanced magnesium-based hydrogen storage systems.
- To elucidate how controlled interface architecture and chemistry impact hydrogen storage dynamics.
- To provide insights for rational material design and future technological development.
Main Methods:
- Review of advanced characterization techniques and theoretical modeling.
- Analysis of interface engineering strategies across different dimensionalities (1D, 2D, 3D).
- Investigation of synergistic effects between structural features and catalytic functionalities at interfaces.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated unprecedented control over hydrogen storage dynamics through multi-level interface control.
- Established correlations between interface architecture, chemistry, and hydrogen storage mechanisms.
- Highlighted the role of interface structure evolution in long-term performance stability.
Conclusions:
- Interface engineering enables simultaneous optimization of thermodynamic and kinetic properties for hydrogen storage.
- Controlled interfaces are crucial for enhancing electron transfer, hydrogen dissociation, and material durability.
- Identified key challenges and opportunities for translating interface engineering principles into practical hydrogen storage technologies.
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