Research Topics 2012
Successful Incorporation of Hydride Anion in A Typical Ferroelectric Material
-High expectations for electrodes of hydrogen fuel cells--
April 16, 2012
- This research was conducted by
- Yoshihiro Tsujimoto, ICYS-MANA Researcher
- Yoshitaka Matsushita, NIMS Principal engineer
Dr. Yoshihiro Tsujimoto and Dr. Yoshitaka Matsushita have successfully incorporated a large amount of hydride anions into a typical ferroelectric material, barium titanate, on collaboration with Prof. Hiroshi Kageyama, Kyoto University. The research team also have discovered high efficient hydrogen mobility at around 400 °C as well as electrical conductivity, which makes this new oxyhydride a promising material for electrodes of hydrogen fuel cells operated at middle-low temperature.

Fig. 1 Incorporation of hydride anions into a typical ferroelectric material, barium titanate using low-temperature reaction. 20% of oxide anions in the lattices can be exchanged with hydride anions.