Project description
Hydrogen storage based on magnesium hydrides
Hydrogen has great potential as a future clean energy source. The main stumbling block for its wide use in stationary and portable power applications is that hydrogen gas is difficult to store. Magnesium hydrides are suitable materials for use in a hydrogen economy owing to their high gravimetric capacity, low cost and abundance. Reducing their stability in magnesium nanoalloys could boost their use in practical applications. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the RHINE project will tap into the potential of electron energy loss spectroscopy to unravel the metal-hydride phase transition of magnesium nanoalloys. Furthermore, it will use four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy to investigate how the interface between magnesium and magnesium hydride and strain affect destabilisation.
Objective
Hydrogen is an alternative future energy carrier. However, the drawback associated with its compact storage is still a scientific and technological challenge. Metal hydrides offer a suitable combination weighing both safety and cost. In particular, magnesium hydride (MgH2) is an ideal candidate with a high gravimetric capacity of 7.6 wt %, low cost, and abundance in nature. However, the high stability of Mg-H is a significant limitation for practical application. Although, recently, interface and strain induced-modification is proposed as a strategy to reduce the MgH2 stability in Mg nanoalloys. Nonetheless, they are not well understood in Mg nanoalloys. Moreover, understanding and interpreting these effects on a single nanoparticle (NP) from bulk measurement techniques is a significant problem. Since the effect of averaging and low spatial resolution plagues the collected data, it prevents in resolving the intrinsic impact of size, strain, and interface on a structure-property relationship of single NPs. Therefore, we propose (i) to use STEM-EELS with insitu gas holder(H2) at operando conditions in an aberration-corrected microscope to unravel the metal-hydride phase transition of individual Mg nanoalloys. (ii) apply state of the art iDPC and 4D-STEM to resolve the role of the interface and precise measurement of strain to identify the effect of destabilization on individual Mg nanoalloys. Moreover, advanced training on insitu TEM at DTU, iDPC, and 4D-STEM techniques @secondment and other transferable skills will diversify my competence further and positively impact my future career prospects and networking across Europe. The infrastructure/expertise at DTU, my experience, and knowledge in NP synthesis and hydrogen storage, along with the DTU support office, will ensure the successful implementation of the proposal. Finally, disseminating research and communication to the stakeholders and the general public will ensure the maximum impact of the project's results.
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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