General Info
Candidate: Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Stock
Chair: Institute of Physics
Start: 07/2021
End: 06/2024
Candidate profile: Materials scientist specializing in neutron-scattering methods and nanoporous carbon systems.
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SCoRe A⁺ Research Detail
Basic Mechanisms of Hydrogen Storage in Nanoporous Carbon Materials
Fundamental hydrogen storage mechanisms in nanoporous carbon under low and high pressure.
Supervisors / Mentors
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Christian Mitterer
Chair of Functional Materials and Materials Systems, Montanuniversitaet Leoben
Univ.-Prof. Mag. et Dr.rer.nat. Oskar Paris
Institute of Physics, Montanuniversitaet Leoben
Bruno Deme
Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble
🎯Targets
- Enable gaseous hydrogen storage at low pressure.
- Understand pore size and shape effects on storage.
- Design nanoporous carbons for maximum storage capacity.
🏁Milestones
- Qualitative H2 storage-density understanding vs pore size achieved.
- Theoretical local-density model in nanoporous carbon available.
🧩Work Packages
- Carbon material characterisation and selection.
- Low-pressure neutron scattering experiments.
- High-pressure neutron scattering experiments.
- Inelastic neutron studies and dissemination.
Context H₂-C
- Supports specific hydrogen storage applications through carbon design and characterisation.
Related publication
View posterDoctoral thesis (PURE)
Supercritical Hydrogen Adsorption in Nanoporous Carbons: Understanding Confinement Effects Through Neutron Scattering
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