New hydrogen-storage method discovered

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Sat, 11/21/2009 - 23:00

(Carnegie Institution) Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material.

The discovery paves the way for a new approach to the hydrogen-storage problem. The researchers found that the normally nonreactive, noble gas xenon combines with molecular hydrogen under pressure to form a previously unknown solid with unusual bonding chemistry.

The discovery debuts a new family of materials, which could boost hydrogen technologies.

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