Hydrogen can be stored reversibly, safely and with high hydrogen densities in light metal hydrides. Because of their sensitivity to hydrogen, neutrons are the ideal probe for characterizing metal hydride materials and tank systems. Neutron imaging was used to study hydrogenation processes in metal hydride powders. In addition, neutron and X-ray scattering methods have been used to study phase...
Fast and efficient hydrogen storage is one of the key components for the use of hydrogen in a sustainable energy economy. Reactive Hydride composites have been considered for some time as potential solid state storage systems, among others also the amide based mixture Mg(NH$_2$)$_2$ + 2 LiH. The kinetic performance of the hydrogen exchange reaction in this system is significantly enhanced by...
Inelastic and quasielastic neutron scattering on microporous polymer membranes for green separation processes
Andreas SCHÖNHALS1, Paulina SZYMONIAK1, Reiner ZORN2, Martin BÖHNING1
1Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Unter den Eichen 87, 12489 Berlin, Germany
2Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute for Biological...
Batteries play an important role in the field of electric mobility because they can replace fossil fuels in many areas. Neutrons enable the detailed characterization in situ and operando of electrochemical processes on different length scales. Examples are presented how neutron diffraction, neutron imaging and neutron depth profiling improve the understanding of batteries and individual...
