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Effective hydrogen storage capacities are prerequisite for an efficient energy provision using fuel cells. Since glass has low intrinsic hydrogen permeability, it is a promising material for hydrogen storage containers as well as hydrogen diffusion barriers. Previous studies on oxidic glasses suggest a correlation between the glass composition and hydrogen permeation that was derived mainly from silica glass. In the present study, we concentrate on the relationship between thermodynamic (i.e., configurational entropy) and topologic (i.e., free volume, network polymerization) parameters. Experimental data were gathered well below the glass transition temperature, excluding significant effects caused by structural relaxation and chemical dissolution of hydrogen. The results of seven analysed glasses on the SiO2-NaAlO2 joint showed that the hydrogen permeability in fully polymerized glasses cannot solely be derived from the total free volume of the glass structure. Hence, evidence is provided that the size distribution of free volume contributes to hydrogen solubility and diffusion. Additionally, the results indicate that the configurational heat capacity ΔCp at Tg affects the hydrogen permeability of the investigated glasses.
An efficient energy provision using fuel cells is linked to effecitve hydrogen storage capabilities. Because of its low intrinsic hydrogen permeability, glass has a huge potential in modern concepts of hydrogen storage. Previous studies on oxidic glasses showed an empirical connection between glass composition and gas permeation, which was mainly derived from the behavior of silica glass. In this study we focus on the relationship between topologic (free volume; network polymerization) and thermodynamic (configurational entropy) parameters. The comparison of three glasses within the meta (earth-) alkaline alumino silicate system to silica glass shows that an increase of the atomic packing factor (APF) does not necessarily decrease the permeability. Furthermore, the results suggest a connection between ΔCp at Tg and hydrogen permeability of the glass. All experiments were performed assuming that chemical hydrogen solubiltity in glass is negligible at temperatures well below the glass transition temperature.
The development of glassy hydrogen barriers requires the determination of low H2 permeabilities. Previous studies and numerical simulations have shown that the VHE powder method (vacuum hot extraction with mass spectrometric gas detection) is suitable for this purpose. The measured isothermal gas emission is fitted to a classical diffusion model for spherical particles from which the diffusion coefficient of the glass is calculated. The H2 permeability is determined by means of the solubility determined from the same measurement data. This presentation is referring to the optimization of the method regarding sample preparation and measurement data evaluation using suitable experimentally determined particle size distributions is reported. For quartz glass, it is shown that the accuracy of classical measuring methods is achieved with the VHE powder method. Furthermore, other examples of substantially gas-tighter glasses are given.