Two-dimensional vanadium nanosheets as a remarkably effective catalyst for hydrogen storage in MgH_(2)

摘要

Magnesium hydride(MgH_(2)),which possesses high hydrogen density of 7.6 wt%,abundant resource and non-toxicity,has captured intense attention as one of the potential hydrogen storage materials.However,the practical application of Mg/MgH_(2) system is suffering from high thermal stability,sluggish absorption and desorption kinetics.Herein,two-dimensional(2D) vanadium nanosheets(V_(NS)) were successfully prepared via a facile wet chemical ball milling method and proved to be highly effective on improving the hydrogen storage performance of MgH_(2).For instance,the MgH_(2)+7 wt% V_(NS) composite began to release hydrogen at 187.2℃,152 ℃ lower than that of additive-free MgH_(2).At 300℃,6.3 wt% hydrogen was released from the MgH_(2)+7 wt% V_(NS) composite within 10 min.In addition,the fully dehydrogenated sample could absorb hydrogen even at room temperature under hydrogen pressure of 3.2 MPa.X-ray diffractometer(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)results confirmed metallic vanadium served as catalytic unit for facilitating the de/rehydrogenation reaction of MgH_(2).This finding presents an example of facile synthesis of two-dimensional(2D) vanadium with excellent catalysis,which may shed light on future design and preparation of highly effective layered catalysts for hydrogen storage and other energy-related areas.