Applications of Electron Microscopy to Complex Metal Hydrides

Hydrogen storage in complex metal hydrides

Complex metal hydrides such as sodium aluminohydride (NaAlH4) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) are solid-state hydrogen-storage materials with high hydrogen capacities. They can be used in combination with fuel cells as a hydrogen source thus enabling longer operation times compared with classical metal hydrides. The most important point for a wide application of these materials is the reversibil...

Hydrogen-Mediated Metal Transport in Complex Metal Hydrides

Since this discovery, a number of studies have looked at improving the catalytic effects and understanding the role of additives in H2 cycling. However, the mechanism by which NaAlH4 is activated in the presence of a small amount of a transition metal is still not well understood. One of the principle questions is “How do the Al atoms migrate the long distances required during the hydrogenation...

Electron Microscopy of Fowl Pox Virus

Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen, Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage

Hydrogen has a very diverse chemistry and reacts with most other elements to form compounds, which have fascinating structures, compositions and properties. Complex metal hydrides are a rapidly expanding class of materials, approaching multi-functionality, in particular within the energy storage field. This review illustrates that complex metal hydrides may store hydrogen in the solid state, ac...

Examination of Lung Parenchyma by Electron Microscopy

In this paper many of the principal struc­ture of the Moral Lung were studied with the help of Electron Microscopy. Detailed descrip­tion was given of Granular Pneumocytes, Membranous Pneumocytes, Macrophages, and Alveolar Capillaries. A discussion followed on the form and function of Granular Pneumo­cytes.  Acknowledgements  I am grateful to the Reza Shah Pahlavi Foundation for its generou...