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Magnesium hydride (MgH2) is the mostly used material for solid-state hydrogen storage. However, their slow kinetics and highly unfavorable thermodynamics make them unsuitable for the practical applications. The current study describes the…

In this study, a single-phase nanocrystalline Al-Cu-Fe-Ni-Cr high-entropy alloy (HEA) has been synthesized by mechanical alloying and comprehensively investigated for hydrogen storage responses evaluated in details. High-energy attritor…

The successful synthesis of high entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticles, a long-sought goal in materials science, opens a new frontier in materials science with applications across catalysis, electronics, structural alloys, and energetic…

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are promising magnetocaloric materials with tunable operating temperature conditions using compositional modifications. Here, we combine experiments and first principles based spin modelling to engineer…

Safe and high-density storage of hydrogen, for a clean-fuel economy, can be realized by hydride-forming materials, but these materials should be able to store hydrogen at room temperature. Some high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have recently been…

High entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted substantial interest in recent years. Thus far, most investigations have focused on their applications as structural materials rather than functional materials. In this paper, we show that…

New ternary Mg-Ni-Mn intermetallics have been successfully synthesized by High Energy Ball Milling (HEBM) and have been studied as possible materials for efficient hydrogen storage applications. The microstructures of the as-cast and milled…

Despite high interest in compact and safe storage of hydrogen in the solid-state hydride form, the design of alloys that can reversibly and quickly store hydrogen at room temperature under pressures close to atmospheric pressure is a…

The present study reports the catalytic action of two-dimensional (2D) layered materials (MoS2 and WS2) for improving the de/re-hydrogenation kinetics of MgH2. The MgH2 start desorbing at 277 C with a hydrogen storage capacity of 5.95 wt%…

The development of alloys that are hydrogenated and dehydrogenated quickly and actively at room temperature is a challenge for the safe and compact storage of hydrogen. In this study, a new high-entropy alloy (HEA) with AB-type…

Hydrogen uptake in complex multicomponent alloys, including high-entropy alloys (HEAs), governs both hydrogen storage capacity and resistance to hydrogen-induced degradation. We combine high-pressure experiments, density-functional theory…

This study investigates the activation behavior of $TiFe_{0.80}$-$X_{0.20}$ (X = Co, Cu, Cr, Al) alloys to identify the most effective materials for producing hydrogen storage alloys from recycled sources in view of a circular economy…

First-principles DFT calculations on the hydrides Ca2NiH6, Sr2NiH6, and Ba2NiH6 reveal key thermodynamic properties. These compounds exhibit increasing entropy and heat capacity with temperature, and are thermodynamically stable at elevated…

Magnesium hydride (MgH$_2$) has been widely studied for effective hydrogen storage. However, its bulk desorption temperature (553 K) is deemed too high for practical applications. Besides doping, a strategy to decrease such reaction energy…

Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media is a promising electrochemical energy conversion strategy. Ruthenium (Ru) is an efficient catalyst with a desirable cost for HER, however, the sluggish H2O dissociation…

The present work reported a novel L12-strengthening NiCoCrAlTi high entropy alloy (HEA) with an outstanding synergy of tensile strength and ductility at both ambient and high temperatures. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)…

A three-stage metal hydride hydrogen compressor (MHHC) system based in AB2-type alloys has been set-up. Every stage can be considered as a Sieverts-type apparatus. The MHHC system can work in the pressure and temperature ranges comprised…

Finding a suitable material for hydrogen storage at ambient atmospheric conditions is challenging for material scientists and chemists. In this work, using a first principles based cluster expansion approach, the hydrogen storage capacity…

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) and their corresponding high-entropy hydrides are new potential candidates for negative electrode materials of nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries. This study investigates the cyclic electrochemical hydrogen…

Recent theoretical and practical research has focused on multi-component High Entropy Alloys (HEAs), which have superior mechanical and functional properties than standard alloys based on a single major element, thereby establishing a new…