Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is effective in producing bulk ultrafine-grained and
nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as …

Globally, the accelerating use of renewable energy sources, enabled by increased
efficiencies and reduced costs, and driven by the need to mitigate the effects of climate …

Magnesium hydride owns the largest share of publications on solid materials for hydrogen
storage. The “Magnesium group” of international experts contributing to IEA Task 32 …

Over the last decade's magnesium and magnesium based compounds have been
intensively investigated as potential hydrogen storage as well as thermal energy storage …

Magnesium and its alloys are the most investigated materials for solid-state hydrogen
storage in the form of metal hydrides, but there are still unresolved problems with the kinetics …

Bulk nanoSPD materials are materials with nanostructural features, such as nanograins,
nanoclusters, or nanotwins, produced by severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques. Such …

This paper is a collection of selected contributions of the 1st International Workshop on
Mechanochemistry of Metal Hydrides that was held in Oslo in May 2018. In this paper, the …

Bulk Mg-based hydrogen storage materials have the potential to provide a low-cost solution
to diversify energy storage and transportation. Compared to nano powders which require …

The reversible reaction of hydrogen with metallic Mg to form MgH 2 has been evaluated by
more than 70 years, with particular attention in the last 20–30 years for the exceptional …

Ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials are currently of high interest due to their
superior mechanical and functional properties. Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is one of …