Hydrogen storage material, hydrogen storage container, and hydrogen supply apparatus

Abstract

Hydrogen storage materials being inexpensive and having hydrogen absorption (storage) and desorption properties suitable for hydrogen storage are provided. The hydrogen storage materials have alloys with an elemental composition of Formula (1), a hydrogen storage container containing the hydrogen storage material, and a hydrogen supply apparatus including the hydrogen storage container: LaaCebSmcNidMe   (1) wherein M is Mn or both of Mn and Co, a satisfies 0.60≤a≤0.90, b satisfies 0≤b≤0.30, c satisfies 0.05≤c≤0.25, d satisfies 4.75≤d≤5.20, e satisfies 0.05≤e≤0.40, a+b+c=1, and d+e satisfies 5.10≤d+e≤5.35.

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