Specialists from South Ural State University have modeled a possible promising material for hydrogen storage. They are supposed to be installed on vehicles. This was reported by the press service of the university.
According to experts, hydrogen energy is rapidly developing all over the world. And this, in turn, can contribute to the emergence of an efficient and environmentally friendly energy carrier. It was in this connection that the researchers of the institute began to develop compact and safe storage facilities for the placement and transportation of hydrogen.
Scientists have found that nanomaterials are suitable for the task at hand. However, despite their high thermal stability, they themselves weakly bind hydrogen. Accordingly, the surface of the porous carbon material needs to be coated with, for example, lithium.
"Lithium atoms, on the contrary, bind well to carbyne and at the same time bind hydrogen strongly enough so that the formed complex" carbyne-lithium atom-hydrogen molecule "does not disintegrate at temperatures around room temperature, that is, at the temperatures of the intended operation of the storage facilities", - quotes RIA Novosti the words of the research participant, Professor Valery Beskachko.
The scientist added that lithium in this case acts as a kind of glue for hydrogen molecules, which the carbyne itself cannot hold.
Currently, the research participants have carried out computer simulations. The effectiveness of lithium-coated carbine is still questionable.
"The results that we have obtained for lithium-doped carbyne confirm its attractiveness as a material for hydrogen storage, which means that this structure should be obtained experimentally," shared co-author of the work, graduate student Yekaterina Anikina.
The press service of the university notes that the work done is a "conductor for experiments."
Earlier, scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) developed a stereo vision system that can be applied to robotic football players. The development will help increase the gaming capabilities of robotic mechanisms, since the devices will be able to better determine the distance to certain objects.
