Materials based on hydrides have been the linchpin in the development of several practical
energy storage technologies, of which the most prominent example is nickel–metal hydride …

Functional materials are the key enabling factor in the development of clean energy
technologies. Materials of particular interest, which are reviewed herein, are a class of …

Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) are capable of inhibiting the growth of lithium dendrites,
demonstrating great potential in next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, poor …

In recent years, complex hydrides have been extensively studied for energy storage and
conversion applications. In particular, the possibility of using this class of materials as solid …

The salt compounds NaB11H14, Na-7-CB10H13, Li-7-CB10H13, Na-7, 8-C2B9H12, and Na-
7, 9-C2B9H12 all contain geometrically similar, monocharged, nido-undeca (carba) borate …

Our investigation of the chemical and physical properties of the alkali-metal dodecahydro-
closo-dodecaborate, Li2B12H12, determined that it is a bi-functional material that can be …

Hydrogen is often considered as a technology for the future owing to the limitations of
current hydrogen storage materials in powering fuel cell vehicles. However, with the first …

The ever-rising demands for energy dense electrochemical storage systems have been
driving interests in beyond Li-ion batteries such as those based on lithium and magnesium …

In this paper, the methods used to enhance the conductivity of LiBH4, a potential electrolyte
for the construction of solid-state batteries, are summarized. Since this electrolyte becomes …

The present studies deal with the catalytic character of carbon nanostructure (Graphene (Gr)
and single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), and their composite versions) on the hydrogen …