Chemical Redox Agent-Driven Noncorrosive Formation of Nanoporous Mg Structures for Advanced Hydrogen Storage

Cho, YongJun; Rowberg, Andrew J. E.; Chatterjee, Sourav; Jamal, Aqil; Kang, ShinYoung; Heo, Tae Wook; Wood, Brandon C.; Cho, Eun Seon

doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c15809

Title: Chemical Redox Agent-Driven Noncorrosive Formation of Nanoporous Mg Structures for Advanced Hydrogen Storage

Journal Article · 28 January 2025 · ACS Nano

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c15809 · OSTI ID:2537974

Cho, YongJun ^[1];

^[2]; Chatterjee, Sourav ^[2]; Jamal, Aqil ^[3];

^[2];

^[2]; Wood, Brandon C. ^[2];

^[1]

Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran (Saudi Arabia)

Light metal-based nanomaterials are widely used for energy storage due to their high energy density and surface-to-volume ratio. However, their high reactivity is paradoxically both the source of advantageous properties and a hurdle to the fabrication of stable nanostructures. Here, in this study, we demonstrate the formation of nanoporous Mg via chemical redox agent-driven dealloying, which ensures minimized surface passivation and results in fine nanostructures with <50 nm of interconnected metallic ligament despite the labile chemical properties of Mg. The thin passivation layer protects the metallic ligaments from severe coarsening by suppressing surface diffusion. The hydrogen storage performance of nanoporous Mg is investigated as an exemplar for energy applications, and the hydrogen ab/desorption kinetics is substantially enhanced compared to other nano-Mg with similar dimensions. Mesoscale simulations highlight the significance of the bicontinuous structure compared to the particle-like counterpart. This work offers valuable insights into the unexplored realm of reactive metal-based nanoporous structures, highlighting their potential for sustainable energy storage and carrier media.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 2537974

Report Number(s):: LLNL--JRNL-866193; 1100865

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 19; ISSN 1936-0851

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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