Lowering the barriers to a hydrogen technology: What slows proton conductors?

当氢气燃烧时，唯一的产物是水，因此使其成为最具吸引力的清洁能源形式。氢的技术应用的核心是需要一种只有这种元素才能通过的材料，以便提取能量和进行提纯。目前，需要较高的温度才能使氢通过具有这种筛分特性的固体。通过最先进的计算方法，可以观察到在这些材料中的运动，从而可以识别放慢氢的区域。从这一认识出发，将有可能设计出更有效的能源生产方法，为城市提供清洁空气，为偏远社区提供可靠的电力。

When hydrogen burns the only product is water, therefore making it the most attractive form of clean energy. Central to the technological use of hydrogen is the need for a material through which only this element can pass, both so that the energy can be extracted and for purification. At present high temperatures are needed to allow hydrogen to pass through solids that exhibit this sieving property. Through state of the art computational methods the movement through these materials can be observed so that the regions that slow the hydrogen down can be identified. From this understanding it will be possible to design more efficient ways of producing energy that can provide clean air for cities and reliable power for remote communities.