Metal borohydrides and derivatives – synthesis, structure and properties

Mark Paskevicius, Lars H. Jepsen, Pascal Schouwink, Radovan Černý, Dorthe B. Ravnsbæk, Yaroslav Filinchuk, Martin Dornheim, Flemming Besenbacher and Torben R. Jensen

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2017, 46, 1565
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Salts of highly fluorinated weakly coordinating anions as versatile precursors towards hydrogen storage materials

A. Starobrat, M. J. Tyszkiewicz, W. Wegner, D. Pancerz, P. A. Orłowski, P. J. Leszczyński, K. J. Fijalkowski, T. Jaroń and W. Grochala

Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 19469
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The influence of LiH on the rehydrogenation behavior of halide free rare earth (RE) borohydrides (RE = Pr, Er)

Michael Heere, Seyed Hosein Payandeh GharibDoust, Christoph Frommen, Terry D. Humphries, Morten B. Ley, Magnus H. Sørby, Torben R. Jensen and Bjørn C. Hauback

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 24387
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Solubility of metal–boron–hydrogen compounds

Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen, Terry D. Humphries, Hans Hagemann, Craig E. Buckley, Torben R. Jensen and Mark Paskevicius

Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 1199
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Synthesis, structure, and polymorphic transitions of praseodymium(iii) and neodymium(iii) borohydride, Pr(BH4)3 and Nd(BH4)3

SeyedHosein Payandeh GharibDoust, Michael Heere, Carlo Nervi, Magnus H. Sørby, Bjørn C. Hauback and Torben R. Jensen

Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 8307
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Synthesis, structure and properties of new bimetallic sodium and potassium lanthanum borohydrides

SeyedHosein Payandeh GharibDoust, Michael Heere, Magnus H. Sørby, Morten B. Ley, Dorthe B. Ravnsbæk, Bjørn C. Hauback, Radovan Černý and Torben R. Jensen

Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 19002
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Synthesis and thermal stability of perovskite alkali metal strontium borohydrides

Kasper T. Møller, Morten B. Ley, Pascal Schouwink, Radovan Černý and Torben R. Jensen

Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 831
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Manganese borohydride; synthesis and characterization

Bo Richter, Dorthe B. Ravnsbæk, Nikolay Tumanov, Yaroslav Filinchuk and Torben R. Jensen

Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 3988
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Hydrogenation properties of lithium and sodium hydride – closo-borate, [B10H10]2− and [B12H12]2−, composites

Steffen R. H. Jensen, Mark Paskevicius, Bjarne R. S. Hansen, Anders S. Jakobsen, Kasper T. Møller, James L. White, Mark D. Allendorf, Vitalie Stavila, Jørgen Skibsted and Torben R. Jensen

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 16266
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Fluoride substitution in sodium hydride for thermal energy storage applications

T. D. Humphries, D. A. Sheppard, M. R. Rowles, M. V. Sofianos and C. E. Buckley

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 12170
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Mechano-chemical activation of the (3LiBH4 + TiF3) system, its dehydrogenation behavior and the effects of ultrafine filamentary Ni and graphene additives

Amirreza Shirani Bidabadi, Robert A. Varin, Marek Polanski and Leszek Stobinski

RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 93245
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Perovskite alkali metal samarium borohydrides: crystal structures and thermal decomposition

Kasper T. Møller, Mathias Jørgensen, Alexander S. Fogh and Torben R. Jensen

Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 11905
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Nanostructured materials for solid-state hydrogen storage: A review of the achievement of COST Action MP1103

Elsa Callini, Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou, Rajeev Ahuja, Josè Ramon Ares, Sara Bals, Nikola Biliškov, Sudip Chakraborty, Georgia Charalambopoulou, Anna-Lisa Chaudhary, Fermin Cuevas, Bernard Dam, Petra de Jongh, Martin Dornheim, Yaroslav Filinchuk, Jasmina Grbović Novaković, Michael Hirscher, Torben R. Jensen, Peter Bjerre Jensen, Nikola Novaković, Qiwen Lai, Fabrice Leardini, Daniele Mirabile Gattia, Luca Pasquini, Theodore Steriotis, Stuart Turner, Tejs Vegge, Andreas Züttel and Amelia Montone

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016, 41, 14404
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Hydrogen storage in complex hydrides: past activities and new trends

Erika Michela Dematteis, Mads B Amdisen, Tom Autrey, Jussara Barale, Mark E Bowden, Craig E Buckley, Young Whan Cho, Stefano Deledda, Martin Dornheim, Petra de Jongh, Jakob B Grinderslev, Gökhan Gizer, Valerio Gulino, Bjørn C Hauback, Michael Heere, Tae Wook Heo, Terry D Humphries, Torben R Jensen, Shin Young Kang, Young-Su Lee, Hai-Wen Li, Sichi Li, Kasper T Møller, Peter Ngene, Shin-ichi Orimo, Mark Paskevicius, Marek Polanski, Shigeyuki Takagi, Liwen Wan, Brandon C Wood, Michael Hirscher and Marcello Baricco

Prog. Energy, 2022, 4, 032009
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From Metal Hydrides to Metal Borohydrides

Bo Richter, Jakob B. Grinderslev, Kasper T. Møller, Mark Paskevicius and Torben R. Jensen

Inorg. Chem., 2018, 57, 10768
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Metal Borohydrides beyond Groups I and II: A Review

Karina Suárez-Alcántara and Juan Rogelio Tena García

Materials, 2021, 14, 2561
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Preparation of a series of lanthanide borohydrides and their thermal decomposition to refractory lanthanide borides

W. Wegner, T. Jaroń and W. Grochala

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, 744, 57
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Rare Earth Borohydrides—Crystal Structures and Thermal Properties

Christoph Frommen, Magnus H. Sørby, Michael Heere, Terry D. Humphries, Jørn E. Olsen and Bjørn C. Hauback

Energies, 2017, 10, 2115
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In situ investigations of bimetallic potassium erbium borohydride

Michael Heere, SeyedHosein Payandeh GharibDoust, Magnus H. Sørby, Christoph Frommen, Torben R. Jensen and Bjørn C. Hauback

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42, 22468
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Electrically induced quenching effect in photoluminescence devices composed of Eu3+-complex-doped polyethylene oxide

Zengkun Li, Rui Xu, Wenfei Shen, Yao Wang, Zhongjie Cheng, Yulin Niu, Jun Li, Matt J. Kipper, Laurence A. Belfiore and Jianguo Tang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1014, 178492
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Sodium-based hydrides for thermal energy applications

D. A. Sheppard, T. D. Humphries and C. E. Buckley

Appl. Phys. A, 2016, 122
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Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage – past, recent progress and future outlook

Michael Hirscher, Volodymyr A. Yartys, Marcello Baricco, Jose Bellosta von Colbe, Didier Blanchard, Robert C. Bowman, Darren P. Broom, Craig E. Buckley, Fei Chang, Ping Chen, Young Whan Cho, Jean-Claude Crivello, Fermin Cuevas, William I.F. David, Petra E. de Jongh, Roman V. Denys, Martin Dornheim, Michael Felderhoff, Yaroslav Filinchuk, George E. Froudakis, David M. Grant, Evan MacA. Gray, Bjørn C. Hauback, Teng He, Terry D. Humphries, Torben R. Jensen, Sangryun Kim, Yoshitsugu Kojima, Michel Latroche, Hai-Wen Li, Mykhaylo V. Lototskyy, Joshua W. Makepeace, Kasper T. Møller, Lubna Naheed, Peter Ngene, Dag Noréus, Magnus Moe Nygård, Shin-ichi Orimo, Mark Paskevicius, Luca Pasquini, Dorthe B. Ravnsbæk, M. Veronica Sofianos, Terrence J. Udovic, Tejs Vegge, Gavin S. Walker, Colin J. Webb, Claudia Weidenthaler and Claudia Zlotea

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020, 827, 153548
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Structure and Dynamics of Borohydrides Studied by Neutron Scattering Techniques: A Review

Wiebke Lohstroh and Michael Heere

J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 2020, 89, 051011
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From M(BH4)3 (M = La, Ce) Borohydride Frameworks to Controllable Synthesis of Porous Hydrides and Ion Conductors

Morten Brix Ley, Mathias Jørgensen, Radovan Černý, Yaroslav Filinchuk and Torben R. Jensen

Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 9748
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Incorporation of expanded organic cations in dysprosium(III) borohydrides for achieving luminescent molecular nanomagnets

Wojciech Wegner, Jakub J. Zakrzewski, Mikolaj Zychowicz and Szymon Chorazy

Sci Rep, 2021, 11
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Complex Metal Borohydrides: From Laboratory Oddities to Prime Candidates in Energy Storage Applications

Cezar Comanescu

Materials, 2022, 15, 2286
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Synthesis of amorphous manganese borohydride in the (NaBH 4 –MnCl 2 ) system, its hydrogen generation properties and crystalline transformation during solvent extraction

Robert A. Varin, Deepak K. Mattar, Amirreza Shirani Bidabadi and Marek Polanski

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2017, 26, 24
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New perspectives of functional metal borohydrides

Jakob B. Grinderslev, Mads B. Amdisen, Lasse N. Skov, Kasper T. Møller, Lasse G. Kristensen, Marek Polanski, Michael Heere and Torben R. Jensen

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 896, 163014
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Probing the local symmetry of Tb3+ in borohydrides using luminescence spectroscopy

Julien Christmann, Asma Mansouri, Jakob B. Grinderslev, Torben R. Jensen and Hans Hagemann

Journal of Luminescence, 2020, 221, 117065
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Trends in Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Metal Borohydrides

Jakob B. Grinderslev, Kasper T. Møller, Martin Bremholm and Torben R. Jensen

Inorg. Chem., 2019, 58, 5503
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A Review of the MSCA ITN ECOSTORE—Novel Complex Metal Hydrides for Efficient and Compact Storage of Renewable Energy as Hydrogen and Electricity

Efi Hadjixenophontos, Erika Michela Dematteis, Nicola Berti, Anna Roza Wołczyk, Priscilla Huen, Matteo Brighi, Thi Thu Le, Antonio Santoru, SeyedHosein Payandeh, Filippo Peru, Anh Ha Dao, Yinzhe Liu and Michael Heere

Inorganics, 2020, 8, 17
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Structural and magnetocaloric properties of novel gadolinium borohydrides

Pascal Schouwink, Emilie Didelot, Young-Su Lee, Thomas Mazet and Radovan Černý

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016, 664, 378
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Halide Free M(BH4)2 (M = Sr, Ba, and Eu) Synthesis, Structure, and Decomposition

Manish Sharma, Emilie Didelot, Alexandra Spyratou, Latévi Max Lawson Daku, Radovan Černý and Hans Hagemann

Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 7090
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Rare Earth Starting Materials and Methodologies for Synthetic Chemistry

Fabrizio Ortu

Chem. Rev., 2022, 122, 6040
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Synthesis, Polymorphism and Thermal Decomposition Process of (n-C4H9)4NRE(BH4)4 for RE = Ho, Tm and Yb

Wojciech Wegner and Tomasz Jaroń

Materials, 2021, 14, 1329
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Complex and liquid hydrides for energy storage

Elsa Callini, Zuleyha Özlem Kocabas Atakli, Bjørn C. Hauback, Shin-ichi Orimo, Craig Jensen, Martin Dornheim, David Grant, Young Whan Cho, Ping Chen, Bjørgvin Hjörvarsson, Petra de Jongh, Claudia Weidenthaler, Marcello Baricco, Mark Paskevicius, Torben R. Jensen, Mark E. Bowden, Thomas S. Autrey and Andreas Züttel

Appl. Phys. A, 2016, 122
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Mechanochemistry of Metal Hydrides: Recent Advances

Jacques Huot, Fermín Cuevas, Stefano Deledda, Kaveh Edalati, Yaroslav Filinchuk, Thierry Grosdidier, Bjørn C. Hauback, Michael Heere, Torben R. Jensen, Michel Latroche and Sabrina Sartori

Materials, 2019, 12, 2778
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The effects of filamentary Ni, graphene and lithium amide (LiNH2) additives on the dehydrogenation behavior of mechano-chemically synthesized crystalline manganese borohydride (Mn(BH4)2) and its solvent filtration/extraction

Robert A. Varin, Amirreza Shirani Bidabadi, Marek Polanski, Mazda Biglari and Leszek Stobinski

Materials Research Bulletin, 2018, 100, 394
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Investigations of Physical Properties of XTiH3 and Implications for Solid State Hydrogen Storage

Selgin AL

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A, 2019, 74, 1023
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Unstable Metal Hydrides for Possible On-Board Hydrogen Storage

Zhijie Cao, Franziska Habermann, Konrad Burkmann, Michael Felderhoff and Florian Mertens

Hydrogen, 2024, 5, 241
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The crystal chemistry of inorganic metal borohydrides and their relation to metal oxides

Radovan Černý and Pascal Schouwink

Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater, 2015, 71, 619
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Theoretical investigations of elastic and thermodynamic properties of LiXH4 compounds for hydrogen storage

Selgin Al

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44, 1727
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Ammine Lanthanum and Cerium Borohydrides, M(BH4)3·nNH3; Trends in Synthesis, Structures, and Thermal Properties

Jakob B. Grinderslev, Morten B. Ley, Young-Su Lee, Lars H. Jepsen, Mathias Jørgensen, Young Whan Cho, Jørgen Skibsted and Torben R. Jensen

Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 7768
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