Hollow structured Fe@C nanorods for boosting dehydrogenation properties ofα-AlH_(3)

α-AlH_(3)is regarded as one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials due to its high hydrogen storage capacity(10.1 wt.%,148 kg·m^(-3)).However,in practical applications,the associated hydrogen release temperature remains relatively high.To effectively address this issue,hollow structured Fe@C nanorods derived from Fe-MOF are introduced as highly efficient catalyst to optimize the dehydrogenation properties ofα-AlH_(3).Comparatively,the initial hydrogen release temperature ofα-AlH_(3)+3 wt.%Fe@C is reduced to 94.2℃,which is significantly lower than that of pureα-AlH_(3)(137.8℃).At 100 and 120℃,it exhibits hydrogen capacities of 5.38 wt.%and 7.47 wt.%,respectively,whereas pureα-AlH_(3)only delivers hydrogen capacities of 0.24 wt.%and 5.94 wt.%under the same temperatures.The density functional theory(DFT)calculations further indicate that the existence of Fe@C catalyst can make the length of Al-H bond increase,which is more conducive to the release of hydrogen.The results show that the synergistic effect of Fe and porous carbon in Fe@C nanorods can improve the hydrogen desorption kinetics ofα-AlH_(3),providing a good prospect for the application ofα-AlH_(3)in hydrogen storage fields.