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Storing and Releasing Hydrogen with a Redox Switch†

  1. Simon K. Brayshaw Dr.1,
  2. Jennifer C. Green Prof.2,
  3. Nilay Hazari2,
  4. J. Scott McIndoe Prof.3,
  5. Frank Marken Dr.1,
  6. Paul R. Raithby Prof.1,
  7. Andrew S. Weller Dr.1

Article first published online: 4 AUG 2006

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200601434

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 45, Issue 36, pages 6005–6008, September 11, 2006

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How to Cite

Brayshaw, S. K., Green, J. C., Hazari, N., McIndoe, J. S., Marken, F., Raithby, P. R. and Weller, A. S. (2006), Storing and Releasing Hydrogen with a Redox Switch. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 45: 6005–6008. doi: 10.1002/anie.200601434

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231

  2. 2

    Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK

  3. 3

    Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, PO Box 3065, Victoria, BC V8W3V6, Canada

  1. †

    We thank the EPSRC (grant GR/T10169), the Royal Society, and the Rhodes Trust for support, Dr Damien Murphy (Cardiff University) for providing the EPR spectra, and the Oxford Supercomputing Centre for computational facilities.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 SEP 2006
  2. Article first published online: 4 AUG 2006
  3. Manuscript Received: 11 APR 2006

Funded by

  • EPSRC. Grant Number: GR/T10169
  • Royal Society
  • Rhodes Trust

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Keywords:

  • cluster compounds;
  • density functional calculations;
  • electrochemistry;
  • hydrogen storage

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Give and take: A molecular cluster that readily takes up and stores two molecules of H2 also rapidly releases (milliseconds) the stored H2 by a simple redox process. This process represents a new method of hydrogen storage and release from a well-defined molecular material.

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