Springer Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Containing Molecules on Metal Surfaces: Towards the Realization of Sustainable Hydrogen Economy: 71 (Springer Series in Surface Sciences, 71)

This book is dedicated to recent advancements in theoretical and computational studies on the interactions of hydrogen and hydrogenated molecules with metal surfaces. These studies are driven by the development of high-performance computers, new experimental findings, and the extensive work of technological applications towards the realization of a sustainable hydrogen economy. Understanding of the elementary processes of physical and chemical reactions on the atomic scale is important in the discovery of new materials with high chemical reactivity and catalytic activity, as well as high stability and durability. From this point of view, the book focuses on the behavior of hydrogen and hydrogenated molecules on flat, stepped, and reconstructed metal surfaces. It also tackles the quantum mechanical properties of hydrogen and related adsorbates; namely, molecular orbital angular momentum (spin) and diffusion along the minimum potential energy landscape on metal surfaces. All of these  profoundly influence the outcomes of (1) catalytic reactions that involve hydrogen; (2) hydrogen storage in metals; and (3) hydrogen purification membranes. Lastly, it surveys the current status of the technology, outlook, and challenges for the long-desired sustainable hydrogen economy in relation to the topics covered in the book.  From the Back Cover This book is dedicated to recent advancements in theoretical and computational studies on the interactions of hydrogen and hydrogenated molecules with metal surfaces. These studies are driven by the development of high-performance computers, new experimental findings, and the extensive work of technological applications toward the realization of sustainable hydrogen economy. Understanding of the elementary processes of the physical and chemical reactions on the atomic scale is important in pursuing materials with high chemical reactivity and catalytic activity as well as high stability and durability. From this point of view, the book focuses on the behavior of hydrogen and hydrogenated molecules on flat, stepped, and reconstructed metal surfaces. It also tackles quantum mechanical properties of hydrogen and related adsorbates such as the molecular orbital angular momentum (spin) and diffusion along the minimum potential energy landscape on metal surfaces. All of these have been found to profoundly influence the outcomes of (1) catalytic reactions that involve hydrogen; (2) hydrogen storage in metals; and (3) hydrogen purification membranes. Lastly, it surveys the current status of the technology, outlook, and challenges for the long-desired sustainable hydrogen economy in relation to the topics covered in the book.  About the Author Professor Hideaki Kasai is currently serving as the president of the National Institute of Technology, Akashi College in Hyogo, Japan. He is also a professor emeritus at Osaka University in Osaka, Japan. During his long and multi-awarded career as a professor at Osaka University, he has published more than 450 peer-reviewed works in reputable scientific journals and been granted 21 patents. Among his most notable contributions to science are his pioneering works on ultrafast-quantum dynamical and elementary excitation processes on surfaces and interfaces, quantum-based designs of nanomaterials and heavy fermions systems. He currently holds several key positions in the government and scientific organizations. He is currently a scientific adviser to the Supreme Court of Japan; advisory board member of the Institute of Solid State Physics Supercomputer; member of the editorial board of the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter by the Institute of Physics; council member of Physical Society of Japan; and member of the editorial board of the Computational Materials Science.Dr. Allan Abraham B. Padama is Associate Professor in the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics at the University of Philippines Los Banos, P