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Solid Hydrogen Storage Materials: Non-interstitial Hydrides

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This chapter describes syntheses methods, crystal structures, de-/re-hydrogenation properties as well as their improvement from both thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of typical non-interstitial hydrides, such as complex hydrides including alanates, amides and borohydrides, magnesium hydride, aluminum hydride and ammonia borane.

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Li, HW., Wu, G., He, T., Chen, P. (2016). Solid Hydrogen Storage Materials: Non-interstitial Hydrides. In: Sasaki, K., Li, HW., Hayashi, A., Yamabe, J., Ogura, T., Lyth, S. (eds) Hydrogen Energy Engineering. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56042-5_15

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