Functional Metal-Nitrogen-Hydrogen Systems

迎接向可持续能源系统过渡的挑战，需要重新思考我们生产和储存能源的方式。这种转变将需要新的储能材料，这些材料可以促进快速、高效、经济、可扩展的储能。金属-氮-氢材料是一类在很大程度上被忽视的功能性无机固体，在一系列储能应用中具有潜力。它们可以作为氨的合成和分解催化剂，利用氨的高能量密度和易运输的特点，可以储存大量的可再生能源用于运输。它们作为离子导体具有比类似的氧化物结构大得多的导电性，这在新的燃料电池和电池技术中可能很有用。该奖学金旨在探索这些特性，并为下一代储能技术开发一系列金属-氮-氢材料。

Meeting the challenge of the transition to a sustainable energy system requires rethinking the way we generate and store energy. This transition will require new energy storage materials which can facilitate rapid, efficient, cost-effective and scalable energy storage. Metal-nitrogen-hydrogen materials are a largely overlooked class of functional inorganic solids which have the potential to contribute in a range of energy storage applications. They can be used as ammonia synthesis and decomposition catalysts, enabling the storage of large quantities of renewable energy for transport, taking advantage of ammonia's high energy density and easy transport characteristics. They show promise as ionic conductors with far greater conductivity than analogous oxide structures, which may be useful in new fuel cell and battery technologies. This Fellowship seeks to explore these properties and develop a family of metal-nitrogen-hydrogen materials for next-generation energy storage technologies.