Functional Metal-Nitrogen-Hydrogen Systems

应对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。这一转变将需要新的储能材料来促进快速、高效、低成本和可扩展的储能。金属-氮-氢材料是一类很大程度上被忽视的功能性无机固体，具有在一系列能量存储应用中做出贡献的潜力。它们可用作氨合成和分解催化剂，利用氨的高能量密度和易于运输的特点，能够储存大量可再生能源用于运输。它们作为离子导体的前景比类似的氧化物结构具有更大的导电性，这可能在新的燃料电池和电池技术中有用。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.