Atomic layer deposited α−MoO3 thin films as a promising solid-state hydrogen storage material

08 May 2023, Version 1
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Abstract

Hydrogen has the potential to become a crucial energy storage vector, allowing to maximise the advantages of renewable and sustainable energy sources. Hydrogen is usually stored as compressed hydrogen gas, or liquid hydrogen. However, the former requires high pressure, the latter cryogenic temperatures, being a huge limit to the widespread adoption of these storage methods. Thus, new materials for solid-state hydrogen storage shall be developed. Here we show that a α−MoO3 thin film, grown via atomic layer deposition, is a promising material for reversibly storing hydrogen. We found that hydrogen plasma is a convenient way to hydrogenise − at room temperature and relatively low pressures (500 or 1000 mTorr) − layered monocrystalline α−MoO3 thin films. Hydrogen has been shown to locate itself in the van der Waals gap along the [010] oriented α−MoO3 film. The process has been found to be totally reversible in air. Our essay could be a starting point to a transition from conventional (gas and liquid) to more advantageous solid-state hydrogen storage materials.

Keywords

Energy materials
Solid-state hydrogen storage
Reversible hydrogenation
Molybdenum oxide
Atomic layer deposition
Hydrogen plasma

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