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Hollow structured Fe@C nanorods for boosting dehydrogenation properties of α-AlH3

Yuan Zhao1, Qingshuang Wang1(), Dongming Yin2, Xiaoli Wang3(), Shouliang Li4, Chunli Wang2, Long Liang2, Shaolei Zhao2, Limin Wang2, Yong Cheng2 ()
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Monocrystalline Silicon Semiconductor Materials and Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, China
Henan Nayu New Material Co., Ltd., Xinxiang 453000, China
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In this study, the hydrogen release properties of α-AlH3 are optimized by preparing Fe@C nanorods with hollow structures derived from Fe-MOF.

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α-AlH3 is regarded as one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials due to its high hydrogen storage capacity (10.1 wt.%, 148 kg·m−3). However, in practical applications, the associated hydrogen release temperature remains relatively high. To effectively address this issue, hollow structured Fe@C nanorods derived from Fe-MOF are introduced as highly efficient catalyst to optimize the dehydrogenation properties of α-AlH3. Comparatively, the initial hydrogen release temperature of α-AlH3 + 3 wt.% Fe@C is reduced to 94.2 °C, which is significantly lower than that of pure α-AlH3 (137.8 °C). At 100 and 120 °C, it exhibits hydrogen capacities of 5.38 wt.% and 7.47 wt.%, respectively, whereas pure α-AlH3 only delivers hydrogen capacities of 0.24 wt.% and 5.94 wt.% under the same temperatures. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations further indicate that the existence of Fe@C catalyst can make the length of Al–H bond increase, which is more conducive to the release of hydrogen. The results show that the synergistic effect of Fe and porous carbon in Fe@C nanorods can improve the hydrogen desorption kinetics of α-AlH3, providing a good prospect for the application of α-AlH3 in hydrogen storage fields.

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Fe@Cα-AlH3dehydrogenationcatalyst

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 9,
September 2024
Pages 8184-8191
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-024-6867-z
Cite this article:
Zhao Y, Wang Q, Yin D, et al. Hollow structured Fe@C nanorods for boosting dehydrogenation properties of α-AlH3. Nano Research, 2024, 17(9): 8184-8191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6867-z
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