ESM laboratory deals with energy storage materials and the related areas. The main activity of the group is directed towards metal-hydrides of low stability, i.e. compounds capable of storing and releasing hydrogen near ambient condition, suitable for gas-solid and electrochemical storage of hydrogen. We therefore deal with the synthesis of nanostructured materials using a variety of techniques i.e. mechanical milling, thin film processing and thermal plasma. Activities in the related fields cover hydrogen separation membranes and nanoporous materials.

• Vacuum/pressure (up to 10 bar) induction melting system (Linn High Therm)
• Ball mills (SPEX and Fritsch planetary ball mill)
• Glove Box (MBraun Unistar)
• Magnetron Sputtering System (with 3-sputtering and 3-thermal evaporation source Nanovak)
• Induction plasma system with nanopowder reactor (Tekna 30 kW)
• Spark discharge generator (Palas GFG-1000)
• Sievert’s PCT instrument
• Gas Permeability Tester
• Potentiostat/Galvanostat (Amatek)

• Core-shell materials for energy storage (2012-…) COST
• Combinatorial search for hydrogen separation membranes (2010-…) TUBITAK
• Development of nanoporous substrates for HSM (2010-…) BAP
• Energy Materials: Plasma synthesis of nanoparticles for energy storage (2009-…) DPT
• Decrepitating processing of Mg2Ni and TiMn1.5 (2011-…) BAP
• Combinatorial search for hydrogen storage alloys; Mg-Ni-Ti (2006-2010) FP-6 NESSHY
• Development of Mg based thin films for hydrogen storage (2006-2009) TUBITAK Synthesis of hydrogen storage alloys; FeTi and Mg2Ni (2005-2006) DPT
• Mechanical milling of Mg based hydrogen storage alloys (2006-2009) DPT-YUUP

• Prof. Dr. İnci Eroğlu, Chemical Engineering Dept., METU, Turkey
• see NESSHY
• see COST –MP1103