Improving the hydrogen storage performance of lithium borohydride by Ti3C2 MXene

Two-dimensional layered material of Ti 3 C 2 has been used to improve the hydrogen desorption properties of LiBH 4 . The results of temperature-programmed dehydrogenation (TPD) and isotherm dehydrogenation (TD) demonstrate that adding the Ti 3 C 2 contributes to the hydrogen storage performance of LiBH 4 . The dehydrogenation temperature decreases and the dehydrogenation rate increases with increasing the adding amounts of Ti 3 C 2 . The onset dehydrogenation temperature of LiBH 4 + 40 wt% Ti 3 C 2 composite is 120 °C and approximately 5.37 wt% hydrogen is liberated within 1 h at 350 °C. Furthermore, the activation energy of LiBH 4 + wt.% Ti 3 C 2 is also greatly reduced to 70.3 kJ/mol, much lower than that of pure LiBH 4 . The remarkable dehydrogenation property of the LiBH 4 + 40 wt% Ti 3 C 2 may be due to the layered active Ti-containing Ti 3 C 2 and the high surface area of MXene .