NMR Study of Borohydrides for Hydrogen Storage Applications

There is great interest today in developing a hydrogen economy, and hydrogen powered vehicles to replace vehicles powered by fossil fuels. This presents many challenges for researchers, and one of the biggest is developing materials that could be used to store the hydrogen on-vehicle. We used nuclear magnetic resonance to study the atomic motions in many hydrogen storage materials, including sodium magnesium hydride, lithium borohydride, and magnesium borohydride. We also examined the effects of nanoscaffold incorporation on the latter two materials.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Shane, David

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mark Conradi

• Physics
• borohydride
• hydrogen
• nmr

Language dc:language

English (en)

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7936/K7KP8081

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openscholarship.wustl.edu:etd-1319