Highly Dispersed MgH2 Nanoparticle–Graphene Nanosheet Composites for Hydrogen Storage

• Published in: ACS applied nano materials 2019-06, Vol.2 (6), p.3828-3835
• Main Authors: Zhang, Qiuyu, Huang, Yike, Xu, Li, Zang, Lei, Guo, Huinan, Jiao, Lifang, Yuan, Huatang, Wang, Yijing
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2574-0970; 2574-0970
• DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b00694

We report a facile solid state method to in situ synthesize highly dispersed MgH2 nanoparticle–graphene nanosheet composites and their improved dehydrogenation/hydrogenation properties. The graphene is used as the support to in situ prepare the MgH2 nanoparticles. The MgH2 nanoparticle–10 wt % graphene nanosheet composites possess the best hydrogen storage properties among Mg-based materials. The onset dehydrogenation temperature of the MgH2 nanoparticle–10 wt % graphene nanosheet composites decreases to 255 °C. More importantly, the MgH2 nanoparticle–10 wt % graphene nanosheet composites can release 5.1 wt % hydrogen in 20 min at 325 °C. Moreover, the dehydrogenated composites could absorb 5.2 wt % hydrogen in 10 min at 250 °C under the hydrogen pressure of 2 MPa. The well-dispersed MgH2 nanoparticles (∼3 nm) and the confinement effect of graphene result in the improved hydrogen storage properties. The novel solid state method of in situ synthesizing MgH2 nanoparticles provides a new horizon for designing high performance Mg-based materials.