A Review of the MSCA ITN ECOSTORE—Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Efficient and Compact Storage of Renewable Energy as Hydrogen and Electricity

Hadjixenophontos, Efi; Dematteis, Erika Michela; Berti, Nicola; Wołczyk, Anna Roza; Huen, Priscilla; Brighi, Matteo; Le, Thi Thu; Santoru, Antonio; Payandeh, SeyedHosein; Peru, Filippo; Dao, Anh Ha; Liu, Yinzhe; Heere, Michael

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Erratum published on 18 November 2020, see Inorganics 2020, 8(11), 63.

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A Review of the MSCA ITN ECOSTORE—Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Efficient and Compact Storage of Renewable Energy as Hydrogen and Electricity

Efi Hadjixenophontos

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Erika Michela Dematteis

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Institut für Materialwissenschaft, Lehrstuhl Materialphysik (IMW), University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergastrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

High Temperature Systems and Process Development, German Aerospace Center Stuttgart (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38–40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris Est, ICMPE, CNRS-UPEC, F-94320 Thiais, France

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Chemistry Department and NIS, University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria, 7, 10125 Torino, Italy

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Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

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Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark

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Department of Quantum Matter Physics, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

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Nanotechnology Department, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany

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Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland

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Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR “Demokritos”, Ag. Paraskevi Attikis, 15341 Athens, Greece

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Prospective Research Group—Saft Batteries, 33300 Bordeaux, France

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Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

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School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

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Global Energy Interconnection Group Company Limited, Beijing 100031, China

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Department for Neutron Materials Characterization, Institute for Energy Technology, NO–2027 Kjeller, Norway

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Institute for Applied Materials – Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

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Inorganics 2020, 8(3), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8030017

Received: 4 December 2019 / Revised: 17 February 2020 / Accepted: 18 February 2020 / Published: 2 March 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Beyond Hydrogen Storage—Metal Hydrides as Multifunctional Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion)

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Hydrogen as an energy carrier is very versatile in energy storage applications. Developments in novel, sustainable technologies towards a CO₂-free society are needed and the exploration of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) as well as solid-state hydrogen storage applications based on metal hydrides can provide solutions for such technologies. However, there are still many technical challenges for both hydrogen storage material and ASSBs related to designing low-cost materials with low-environmental impact. The current materials considered for all-solid-state batteries should have high conductivities for Na⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺, while Al³⁺-based compounds are often marginalised due to the lack of suitable electrode and electrolyte materials. In hydrogen storage materials, the sluggish kinetic behaviour of solid-state hydride materials is one of the key constraints that limit their practical uses. Therefore, it is necessary to overcome the kinetic issues of hydride materials before discussing and considering them on the system level. This review summarizes the achievements of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) innovative training network (ITN) ECOSTORE, the aim of which was the investigation of different aspects of (complex) metal hydride materials. Advances in battery and hydrogen storage materials for the efficient and compact storage of renewable energy production are discussed. View Full-Text

Keywords: lithium ion conductor; anode materials; metal hydrides; solid-state conductors; solid-state electrolyte; Na-based closo-borates; all-solid-state batteries; beyond Li-ion; post Li-ion; hydrogen storage; amides; imides; eutectic borohydride; reactive hydride composites; rare earth; borohydrides; kinetics tailoring; Ti-based catalyst; nanoconfinement

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Hadjixenophontos, E.; Dematteis, E.M.; Berti, N.; Wołczyk, A.R.; Huen, P.; Brighi, M.; Le, T.T.; Santoru, A.; Payandeh, S.; Peru, F.; Dao, A.H.; Liu, Y.; Heere, M. A Review of the MSCA ITN ECOSTORE—Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Efficient and Compact Storage of Renewable Energy as Hydrogen and Electricity. Inorganics 2020, 8, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8030017

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Hadjixenophontos E, Dematteis EM, Berti N, Wołczyk AR, Huen P, Brighi M, Le TT, Santoru A, Payandeh S, Peru F, Dao AH, Liu Y, Heere M. A Review of the MSCA ITN ECOSTORE—Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Efficient and Compact Storage of Renewable Energy as Hydrogen and Electricity. Inorganics. 2020; 8(3):17. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8030017

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Hadjixenophontos, Efi, Erika M. Dematteis, Nicola Berti, Anna R. Wołczyk, Priscilla Huen, Matteo Brighi, Thi T. Le, Antonio Santoru, SeyedHosein Payandeh, Filippo Peru, Anh H. Dao, Yinzhe Liu, and Michael Heere. 2020. "A Review of the MSCA ITN ECOSTORE—Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Efficient and Compact Storage of Renewable Energy as Hydrogen and Electricity" Inorganics 8, no. 3: 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8030017

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