Synchrotron radiation X-ray powder diffraction techniques applied in hydrogen storage materials——A review

• Published in: Progress in natural science Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 66 - 73
• Main Authors: Cheng, Honghui, Lu, Chen, Liu, Jingjing, Yan, Yongke, Han, Xingbo, Jin, Huiming, Wang, Yu, Liu, Yi, Wu, Changle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Hydrogen storage materials; Review; Synchrotron radiation; X-ray powder diffraction; Hydrogen storage materials; Review; Synchrotron radiation; X-ray powder diffraction
• ISSN: 1002-0071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2016.12.007

Synchrotron radiation is an advanced collimated light source with high intensity. It has particular advantages in structural characterization of materials on the atomic or molecular scale. Synchrotron radiation X-ray powder diffraction(SR-XRPD) has been successfully exploited to various areas of hydrogen storage materials. In the paper, we will give a brief introduction on hydrogen storage materials, X-ray powder diffraction(XRPD), and synchrotron radiation light source. The applications of ex situ and in situ time-resolved SR-XRPD in hydrogen storage materials, are reviewed in detail. Future trends and proposals in the applications of the advanced XRPD techniques in hydrogen storage materials are also discussed.