Novel binary hydrides synthesized under high pressure
Metal hydrides are important materials for hydrogen and energy storage. High pressure is an effective tool for the synthesis of new hydrides, because it dramatically increases the Gibbs free energy of molecular H2, thus increasing its reactivity. With the discovery of superconductivity in H3S with a critical temperature of 203K at 150GPa considerable efforts of the high-pressure community were concentrated on the search of novel hydrogen-rich materials under high pressure. In this talk I will give a short overview of the ongoing progress, with a focus on the Zr-H, Ta-H, Gd-H, Rb-H and Cs-H systems.
