26/09/2026
Heartiest congratulations to Nayana Krishna, Junior Research Fellow, and Dr. O. D. Jayakumar, Professor, Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (WNA), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, on the publication of their review article:
โLaNiโ
Based ABโ
Intermetallic Hydrides: A StructureโCompositionโPerformance Paradigm for Hydrogen Storageโ
published in the ๐ Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier).
The article provides a comprehensive review of LaNiโ
-based ABโ
intermetallic hydrides, with particular emphasis on the relationship between material structure, composition, microstructure, and hydrogen storage performance.
Highlights of the article:
โ๏ธ Comprehensive review of thermodynamics, kinetics, and degradation mechanisms in LaNiโ
-based ABโ
hydrides.
โ๏ธ Correlation of crystal structure, alloy composition, and microstructure with hydrogen storage performance.
โ๏ธ Evaluation of elemental substitutions and their effects on plateau pressure, hysteresis, kinetics, and cycle life.
โ๏ธ Review of hydrogen transport mechanisms and kinetic modelling approaches in ABโ
alloys.
โ๏ธ Identification of future research opportunities through nanostructuring, surface engineering, and AI-assisted alloy optimization.
The work also represents a collaborative research effort involving; Aswathi K B, and Dr. Hema S. Nair, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Amrita School of Physical Sciences; and researchers from the Center for Wireless Networks & Applications.
๐ Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2026.190313
Congratulations to Nayana Krishna and Dr. O. D. Jayakumar on this publication and to all the collaborators involved in this interdisciplinary research.