ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

The Structure and Solvation of Ammonia Borane in Ammonia

Abstract: Ammonia borane (AB) is arguably the most promising hydrogen storage material for use in clean, green fuel applications. Simple heating of AB produces hydrogen that can be used to generate electricity with a fuel cell, the only byproduct being water. A current problem that needs to be solved before it can be widely adopted is in the regeneration of spent AB fuel back into AB. This requires more information as to the structure of AB in common solvents such as THF and ammonia, as these solvents will be key parts of the regeneration process. Neutron scattering is an ideal technique for the analysis of the structure of AB when it is dissolved in ammonia. It will provide data we cannot get elsewhere, as other techniques such as x-ray scattering do not provide much information on hydrogen.

Principal Investigator: Professor Neal Skipper
Experimenter: Mr Mitch Watts
Experimenter: Dr Andrew Seel
Experimenter: Dr Patrick Cullen
Experimenter: Dr Chris Howard
Experimenter: Dr Andrea Sella
Experimenter: Mr Matt Billing
Experimenter: Mr David Ingram
Experimenter: Dr Tom Headen
Experimenter: Professor Steve Bennington

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1610293

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1610293

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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