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Storage material for hydrogen
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1979-12-03
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Granted: 1981-05-05
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Expires: 1999-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A storage body composed of a silicon material, such as amorphous or finely crystalline silicon, is charged, with hydrogen, for example by contact with a hydrogen-containing atmosphere under positive pressure while at a temperature below about 100° C. Such a body absorbs a relatively large amount of hydrogen and the so-absorbed hydrogen can be discharged by heating the body to temperatures above about 50° C. The storage body may comprise a relatively thin silicon layer on a substrate, such as a steel, quartz glass or the like plate and may be overcoated with a catalytically-active metal layer, such as a palladium layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Guenter Winstel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:56
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/0005; C01B3/001; C01B3/0078; C01B3/0084; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of storing hydrogen in a material which absorbs atomic hydrogen comprising: providing a storage body comprised of a silicon material and contacting said body with a hydrogen-containing atmosphere under a positive pressure and at a temperature lower than about 100° C. whereby hydrogen is absorbed within said body and stored therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of storing hydrogen in a material which absorbs atomic hydrogen comprising: providing a storage body comprised of a silicon material and contacting said body with a hydrogen-containing atmosphere under a positive pressure and at a temperature lower than about 100° C. whereby hydrogen is absorbed within said body and stored therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said positive pressure is at least 5 atmospheric excess pressure units (kg/cm 2 ).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said positive pressure ranges from about 5 atmospheric excess pressure units (kg/cm 2 ) to about 200 atomic excess pressure units (kg/cm 2 ).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein sputtering conditions are established within said hydrogen-containing atmosphere.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality of storage bodies are substantially simultaneously contacted with said hydrogen-containing atmosphere under said pressure and temperature conditions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of storing hydrogen in a material which absorbs atomic hydrogen, comprising: providing a fluidic hydrogen-containing medium in a confined space; positioning a storage body comprised of a silicon material in contact with said medium; and generating atomic hydrogen from said medium by passing electrical energy through said medium whereby atomic hydrogen is generated and contacts said storage body and is absorbed therein for storage.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of storing hydrogen in a material which absorbs atomic hydrogen, comprising: providing a fluidic hydrogen-containing medium in a confined space; positioning a storage body comprised of a silicon material in contact with said medium; and generating atomic hydrogen from said medium by passing electrical energy through said medium whereby atomic hydrogen is generated and contacts said storage body and is absorbed therein for storage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as defined in claim 6 wherein said fluidic hydrogen-containing medium is an electrolytical bath composed of a relatively dilute alkali solution and said storage body is in electrical contact with said bath as an operative cathode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as defined in claim 6 wherein said fluidic hydrogen-containing medium is a gaseous atmosphere and sputtering conditions are established within such atmosphere so as to generate atomic hydrogen whereby atomic hydrogen is generated and is absorbed by said body for storage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as defined in claim 6 wherein a plurality of said storage bodies are positioned in contact with said fluidic hydrogen-containing medium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A storage body as defined in claim 7 wherein said silicon material ranges from amorphous silicon to fine-grained crystalline silicon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A storage body as defined in claim 10 wherein said silicon material is amorphous silicon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A storage body as defined in claim 7 wherein each of said storage elements comprise a carrier substrate with a relatively thin layer of silicon material on at least one surface of such substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
A storage body as defined in claim 12 wherein said substrate is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of steel, quartz glass, glass, and a similar material and said relatively thin layer of silicon material has a thickness of about 5 μm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A storage body as defined in claim 9 wherein said catalytically active metal layer is composed of palladium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A storage body as defined in claim 9 wherein said catalytically active metal layer has a thickness of at least about 0.2 nm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A storage body for hydrogen comprising an enclosed pressure-resisitant valve-controlled container having a plurality of hydrogen storage elements arranged therein, each storage element being comprised of a silicon material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A storage body for hydrogen comprising an enclosed pressure-resisitant valve-controlled container having a plurality of hydrogen storage elements arranged therein, each storage element being comprised of a silicon material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A storage body as defined in claim 16 wherein said storage elements are plate-shaped and are arranged parallelly with one another inside said container.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
A storage body as defined in claim 16 wherein said storage elements have a relative thin layer of a catalytically active metal on each silicon layer surface.
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