A Tailored Ti‐Based Rutile‐Type High‐Entropy Oxide: Unlocking Ultrafast De/Hydrogenation Kinetics of MgH <sub>2</sub> via Multimetallic Synergism
ABSTRACT Magnesium hydride (MgH 2 ) is widely regarded as a highly promising solid‐state hydrogen storage material. However, its practical application is severely constrained by high operating temperatures and sluggish hydrogen absorption/desorption kinetics arising from multistep reaction energy barriers. Here, we rationally tailor a quinary Ti‐based rutile‐type high‐entropy oxide to overcome these intrinsic limitations for the first time. The onset dehydrogenation temperature of the hybrid reduces to 195°C, which is 163°C lower than that of pristine MgH 2 . The composite releases 5.88 wt.% H 2 within 10 min at 250°C, accompanied by a 58% reduction in the apparent dehydrogenation activation energy. Moreover, a 1.84 wt.% H 2 uptake can be achieved within only 20 s at room temperature. The coexistence of various multivalent metal cations, lattice distortions, abundant defects, and oxygen vacancies in (TiNbCrTaFe)O 2 substantially reduces the multi‐step reaction energy barriers during MgH 2 de/hydrogenation, enabling the overall kinetics to surpass those of all previously reported high‐entropy catalyst‐modified MgH 2 systems. This work expands the compositional design space and application scope of high‐entropy oxides and provides a viable strategy for advanced hydrogen storage and catalytic systems.
Authors
- Yanxia Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6027-3585)
- Lifeng Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-5138)
- H. Y. Pan
- Yang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0883-8233)
- J. F. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7623-7543)
- Yufeng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4865-5949)
- Xue Ke
- Fulai Qi
- Wengang Cui
- Mingchang Zhang
- Zichao Shen
- Jindou Shi
- Xinqiang Wang
- Zhenglong Li
- Ke Wang
- Fan Gao
- Qian Zhang
Institutions
- Guilin University of Technology (CN)
- Xi'an Technological University (CN)
- Guilin University of Electronic Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.70877
- Primary Topic
- Hydrogen Storage and Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00