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Development and Challenges of Mg-Based Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage Near-Room Temperature
Zhihao Guo1,2, Mengshan Chen1, Xuebin Yu1
1College of Smart Materials and Future Energy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|March 5, 2026
Summary
Magnesium-based hydrides offer high capacity for solid-state hydrogen storage but face challenges. Modification strategies like alloying, catalysis, and nanoengineering are key to overcoming stability and kinetics issues for practical applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Energy Storage
Background:
- Magnesium-based hydrides are promising for solid-state hydrogen storage due to high capacity, abundance, and low cost.
- Challenges include thermodynamic stability, slow reaction kinetics, and capacity degradation during cycling.
Purpose of the Study:
- To comprehensively review and assess modification strategies for magnesium-based hydrides.
- To correlate mechanisms of modification with improved hydrogen storage performance.
Main Methods:
- Review of alloying strategies (intermetallic and disproportionation-type alloys).
- Analysis of catalytic modification using transition metals, metal oxides, and MXenes.
- Assessment of nanoengineering approaches to enhance hydrogen storage.
Main Results:
- Alloying modulates thermodynamic stability and improves kinetics via grain refinement and phase boundaries.
- Catalysis accelerates kinetics by facilitating hydrogen transport and lowering activation barriers.
- Nanoengineering enhances stability, shortens diffusion paths, and increases active sites.
Conclusions:
- Modification strategies significantly improve magnesium hydride properties for hydrogen storage.
- Future research should focus on integrated multi-mechanism systems and stable catalysts for near-room temperature operation.
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