Abstract:Taking the characteristics such as large hydrogen storage capacity, cheap price, low toxicity and high safety into consideration, the Mg-based hydrogen storage alloys are regarded as one of the most promising candidates among the metal hydrogen storage materials. Nevertheless, the high stability of Mg-H bond results in the poor hydrogen desorption kinetics and excessive temperature of hydrogen evolution, making practical application of Mg-based materials difficult to achieve. In view of this, the modification and application of Mg-based hydrogen storage alloys are reviewed comprehensively in this paper.
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