Solid-state materials for hydrogen storage

Abstract In current research, solid-state materials are often used as the most promising materials for hydrogen storage materials in comparison of the other storage materials. Hydrogen is considered as an important source of energy storage system for automotive applications. Hydrogen as a conventional fuel offers high potential benefits due to their easily storage and transportation and considered as an alternative fuel because of its natural abundance and a clean and sustainable energy carrier. It is available in abundance and is the renewable sources of energy and, more significantly, is a clean fuel. Metal hydrides are able to store relatively large amounts of hydrogen in a solid phase as compared with other solid-state materials with safety and long-term stability. This perspective chapter highlights the brief idea about the various solid-state materials as storage of hydrogen and various applications in energy fields.