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Angaben zur Person von Andreas Zuettel
Firma   Empa
Anrede  
Titel   Prof. Dr.
Name   Zuettel
Vorname   Andreas
Funktion   Abteilungsleiter
Organisationseinheit   Hydrogen & Energy
Strasse   Ueberlandstr. 129
PLZ / Stadt   CH-8600 Duebendorf
Region   ZH
Land   Switzerland
E-Mail   Andreas.Zuettel@empa.ch
Telefon   +41 44 823 4038

Curriculum Vitae

Born 1963 in Bern, Switzerland. 1985 Engineering Degree in Chemistry, Burgdorf, Switzerland. Research work "Polyurethan network formation" with Dow Chemical in Terneuzen, Netherlands. 1990 Diploma in Physics from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. 1993 Dr. rer. nat. from the science faculty at the University of Fribourg. 1994 Post doc "Amorphous hydrides and optical films" with AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA. 1996 Head of the Metalhydride and Energy Storage Group in the Physics Department of the University of Fribourg. 1997 Lecturer at the Physics Department University of Fribourg. 2001 Vice president of the Swiss hydrogen association "Hydropole". Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of IMRA EUROPE. Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of HERA. 2003 External professor at the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2004 Habilitation in experimental physics at the science faculty of the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Vice-President of the Swiss Physical Society (SPS), President of the Swiss Hydrogen Association "HYDROPOLE". 2006 Head of the section "Hydrogen & Energy" at the Swiss National Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Empa. Prof. tit. in the Physics department of the University of Fribourg.

 

Languages

  • German (Swiss German, mother tongue)
  • French (fluent)
  • English (fluent)
  • Italian (basic understanding)

 

Publications

1.                  F. Meli, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach, „Surface and bulk properties of LaNi5-xSix alloys from the viewpoint of battery applications”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 190 (1992), pp. 17-24.

2.                  L. Schlapbach, H. Aebischer, F. Meli and A. Züttel, “Wasserstoff als Energieträger und seine Speicherung in Metallen”, Universitas Friburgensis, 51, No. 1, (1992), pp. 15

3.                  F. Meli, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach, „Electrochemical and surface properties of low cost, cobaltfree LaNi5-type hydrogen storage alloys”, J. Alloys and Compounds 202 (1993), pp. 81-88.

4.                  A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, “AB2 and AB5 metal hydride electrodes: A phenomenological model for the cycle life”, J. Alloys and Compounds 200 (1993), pp. 157-163.

5.                  A. Züttel, “Elektrochemische und photoelektronenspektroskopische Untersuchung der Aktivierungs- und Korrosionsvorgänge an AB2-Metallhydrid-Elektroden”, Dissertation No. 1057, University of Fribourg, January 1994

6.                  A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, “Effects of electrode compacting additives on the cycle life and high-rate dischargeability of Zr(V0.25Ni0.75)2 metal hydride electrodes in alkaline solution”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 206 (1994), pp. 31-38.

7.                  A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, “Effects of pretreatments on the activation behavior of Zr(V0.25Ni0.75)2 metal hydride electrodes in alkaline solution”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 209 (1994), pp. 99-105.

8.                  A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, „Effect of partial substitution of nickel in AB2-type Zr-Ni alloys by V, Cr and Mn on the surface- and bulk- properties in view of battery applications”, Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie Neue Folge 183 (1994), pp. 355-363.

9.                  F. Meli, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach, „Effect of silicon and the properties of AB5-based alloys for battery electrode applications”, Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie Neue Folge 183 (1994), pp. 371-377.

10.               A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, “Electrochemical and surface properties of Zr(VxNi1-x)2 - alloys as hydrogen absorbing electrodes in alkaline electrolyte”, J. Alloys and Compounds 203:1-2 (1994), pp. 235-241

11.               L. Schlapbach, F. Meli, A. Züttel, “Hydrides of intermetallic compounds and their application”, in Intermetallic Compounds: Principles and Practice, Vol. 2, pp. 457-488, J.H. Westbrook, R.L. Fleischer (eds.), Wiley, (1994).

12.               L. Schlapbach, A. Züttel and F. Meli, “Comparaison of interface phenomena in gas phase and cathodic charging of intermetallic hydrides”, Extended Abstract, Volume 94-1, Spring Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Francisco, California, May 22-27 (1994).

13.               A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, “Influence of electrode thickness on charge/discharge behavior of AB5-type metal hydride electrodes”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 221 (1995), pp. 207-211.

14.               L. Schlapbach, A. Züttel and F. Meli, “Comparaison of interface phenomena in gas phase and cathodic charging of intermetallic hydrides”, Electrochemical Society, Proc. 94-21, San Francisco, California, May 22-27 (1994), pp. 5.

15.               L. Schlapbach, F. Meli and A. Züttel, “The Surface of Intermetallic Hydride Electrodes”, Proc. of the 186th ECS Meeting, Miami (1994), pp. 102.

16.               L. Schlapbach, F. Meli and A. Züttel, “Surface Processes and Surface Characterization of Metal Hydride Electrodes“, Int. Symposium on “Metal Hydride Battery Research and Development”, Kalmar, Schweden (1994).

17.               F. Meli, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, “Electrochemical and Surface Properties of Iron-containing AB5-type Alloys, J. Alloys and Compounds 231:1-2 (1995), pp. 235-241

18.               A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, “Surface and bulk properties of the TiyZr1-y(VxNi1-x)2 alloy system as active electrode material in alkaline electrolyte”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 231 (1995),pp. 645-649.

19.               F. Meli, Tetsuo Sakai, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach, “Passivation behavior of AB5-type hydrogen storage alloys for battery application”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 221 (1995), pp. 284-290.

20.               A. Züttel, F. Meli and L. Schlapbach, “Properties of Zr(V0.25Ni0.75)2 Metal Hydride as Active Electrode Material”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 239:2 (1996), pp. 175-182.

21.               K. J. Gross, Peter Spatz, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach “Mg based Composites for Hydrogen Storage”, Oberflächen Werkstoffe, Nr. 5 (1996), pp. 22-25.

22.               K. J. Gross, Peter Spatz, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach “The Hydriding Characteristics of CeMnAl and Related Alloys”, Hydrogen Energy Progress XI, Vol. 2 (1996), pp. 1281-1286.

23.               K. J. Gross, P. Spatz, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach, “Mechanically milled Mg composites for hydrogen storage - The transition to a steady state composition”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 240 (1996), pp. 206-213.

24.               D. Chartouni, A. Züttel, K. Gross and L. Schlapbach, “The influence of Cobalt on the Electrochemical Cycling Stability of LaNi5-based Hydride Forming Alloys”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 241:1-2 (1996), pp. 160-166.

25.               A. Züttel, D. Chartouni, K. Gross, M. Bächler and L. Schlapbach “Structural- and Hydriding Properties of the Zr(V0.25Ni0.75)&#61537; (1 < &#61537; < 3) Alloy System”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 253-254 (1997), pp. 587-589.

26.               A. Züttel, D. Chartouni, K. Gross, M. Bächler, F. Lichtenberg, A. Fölzer and N. J. E. Adkins “Relationship between Composition, Volume Expansion and Cyclic Stability of AB5-Type Metal Hydride Electrodes”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 253-254 (1997), pp. 626-628.

27.               K. J. Gross, P. Spatz, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach “Mechanically Milled La2Mg17-LaNi5 Composites for Hydrogen Storage”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 255 (1997), pp. 259-270

28.               D. Chartouni, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach, “Electrochemical STM Investigations on Metal Hydride Electrodes in Alkaline Electrolyte”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 261 (1997), pp. 273-275

29.               F. Lichtenberg, U. Köhler, A. Fölzer, N. J. E. Adkins, A. Züttel,  “Development of AB5-type hydrogen storage alloys with low Cobalt content for rechargeable Ni-MH batteries with respect to electric vehicle applications”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 253-254 (1997), pp. 570-573.

30.               D. Chartouni, A. Züttel, Christoph Nützenadel and L. Schlapbach, “ZrV1.5Ni1.5 as electrode material in nickel metal hydride batteries. An in situ scanning tunneling microscopy investigation”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 260 (1997), pp. 265-270.

31.               P. Spatz, K. Gross, A. Züttel, F. Fauth, L. Schlapbach, “Hydriding Properties of Ce(Mn, Al)2 and Ce(Fe, Al)2 Intermetallic Compounds”, J. Alloys and Compounds 260:1-2 (1997), pp. 211-216

32.               P. Spatz, K. Gross, A. Züttel, F. Fauth, L. Schlapbach, “CeMnAlHx, a New Metal Hydride”, J. Alloys and Compounds 261:1-2 (1997), pp. 263-268

33.               K. J. Gross, P. Spatz, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach “Mg Composits for Hydrogen Storage – The Dependence of Hydriding Properties on the Composition”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 261 (1997), pp. 276-280

34.               K. J. Gross, P. Spatz, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach “Mg Composits for Hydrogen Storage – The Dependence of Hydriding Properties on the Composition”, Erratum to JALCOM 261 (1997), pp. 276-280, J. of Alloys and Compounds 265:1-2 (1998), pp. 317-317

35.               A. Züttel, D. Chartouni and L. Schlapbach”Bulk and Surface Properties of Crystalline and Amorphous Zr36 (V0.33Ni0.67)64 Metal Hydride as Active Electrode Material”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 266 (1998), pp. 321-326.

36.               S. Orimo, K. Ikeda, H. Fujii, S. Saruki, T. Fukunaga, A. Züttel, and L. Schlapbach, “Structural and Hydriding Properties of Mg1-xAlx)Ni-H(D) with Amorphous or CsCl-Type Cubic Structure (x = 0..0.5)”, Acta Materialia 46, No. 13 (1998), pp. 4519-4525

37.               K. J. Gross, D. Chartouni, E. Leroy, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, “Mechanically Milled Mg Composits for Hydrogen Storage: The Relationship between Morphology and Kinetics”, J. Alloys and Compounds 269:1-2 (1998), pp. 259-270.

38.               E. Boschung, A. Züttel, D. Chartouni, L. Schlapbach, “Hydriding properties of the Zr(Cr0.5Ni0.5)&#61537; (1.75 < &#61537; < 3.5) alloy system”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 274, 1-2 (1998), pp. 294-298

39.               K. Ikeda, S. Orimo, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, H. Fujii, “Cobalt- and Copper-substitution effects on thermal stabilities and hydriding properties of amorphous MgNi”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 280, 1-2 (1998), pp. 279-283.

40.               K. J. Gross, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, “On the Possibility of Metal Hydride Formation – Part I: The Synthesis of MgNi3B2 by Mechanical Milling and Sintering”, J. Alloys and Compounds 274:1-2 (1998), pp. 234-238.

41.               K. J. Gross, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, “On the Possibility of Metal Hydride Formation – Part II: Geometric Considerations”, J. Alloys and Compounds 274:1-2 (1998), pp. 239-247.

42.               D. Chartouni, N. Kuriyama, A. Otto, V. Güther, Ch. Nützenadel, A. Züttel and L. Schlapbach, “Influence of the alloy morphology on the kinetics of AB5-type metal hydride electrodes”, J. Alloys and Compounds 285:1-2 (1999), pp. 292-297.

43.               S. Orimo, A. Züttel, K. Ikeda, S. Saruki, T. Fukunaga, H. Fujii, L. Schlapbach, “Hydriding Properties of the MgNi-based System”, J. Alloys and Compounds 295 (1999), pp. 437-442.

44.               A. Züttel, Ch. Nützenadel, G. Schmid, D. Chartouni, L. Schlapbach, “Pd-Cluster Size Effects of the Hydrogen Sorption Properties”, J. Alloys and Compounds 293-295 (1999), pp. 472-475.

45.               A. Züttel, D. Chartouni, Ch. Nützenadel, L. Schlapbach, V. Güther, A. Otto, M. Bärtsch, R. Kötz, “Comparison of the Electrochemical- and Gasphase Hydrogen Sorption Process”, Materials Science Forum Vols. 315-317 (1999), pp. 84-93.

46.               Ch. Nützenadel, A. Züttel, D. Chartouni, L. Schlapbach, “Size Effects in Hydrogenation of Palladium Clusters”, European Journal of Physics D 8, Iss. 2 (2000), pp. 245-250.

47.               Ch. Nützenadel, A. Züttel, D. Chartouni, L Schlapbach, “Electrochemical storage of hydrogen in nanotube materials”, Electrochemical and Solid-States Letters 2, No. 1 (1999), pp. 30-32

48.               A. Züttel, V. Güther, A. Otto, M. Bürtsch, R. Kötz, D. Chartouni, Ch. Nützenadel,  L. Schlapbach, “About the Mechanism and the Rate Limiting Step of the Metalhydride Electrode Reaction.”, J. Alloys and Compounds 293-295 (1999), pp. 663-669.

49.               Ch. Nützenadel, A. Züttel, and L. Schlapbach, “Electrochemical Storage of Hydrogen in Carbon Single Wall Nanotubes”, „Electronic Properties of Novel Materials“ – Science and Technology of Molecular Nanostructures, by H. Kuzmany, J. Fink, M. Mehring, and S. Roth, American Institute of Physics, Melville, New York (1999), pp. 426

50.               A. Züttel und L. Schlapbach, “Metallhydride als Energiespeicher”, Bulletin des Schweizerischen Elektrotechnischen Vereins 11 (1999), pp. 25-28

51.               S. Orimo, G. Majer, T. Fukunaga, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, H. Fujii, “Hydrogen in the mechaniclly prepared nanostructured graphite”, Applied Physics Letters 75: 20 (1999), pp. 3093-3095.

52.               A. Lupu, A.R. Biris, E. Indrea, A.S. Biris, G. Bele, L. Schlapbach, A. Züttel, “Hydrogen absorption and hydride electrode behaviour of the Laves phase ZrV1.5-xCrxNi1.5”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 291:1-2, (1999), pp. 289-294.

53.               B. Chartouni, A. Züttel, C. Nützenadel, K. Gross, L. Schlapbach, V. Güther, A. Otto, “Electrochemical properties of Zr(VxNi1-x)3 as electrode material in nickel-metal hydride batteries”, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 24 (1999), pp. 229-233.

54.               R. G. Agostino, G. Libereti, V. Formoso, E. Colavita, A. Züttel, C. Nützenadel, L. Schlapbach, A. Santaniello, C. Gauthier, “In-situ X-ray Absorption Study of Zr(V0.29Ni0.71)3 Hydride Electrodes”, Phys. Rev. B 61:20 (2000), pp. 13647-13654.

55.               A. Züttel, Ch. Nützenadel, G. Schmid, Ch. Emmenegger, P. Sudan, L. Schlapbach, “Thermodynamic Aspects of the Interaction of Hydrogen with Pd-Clusters”, Applied Surface Science 162-163 (2000), pp. 571-575.

56.               S. Orimo, G. Majer, T. Fukunaga, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, H. Fujii, “Hydrogen in the mechanically prepared nanostructured graphite”, Proceedings of EuroCarbon 2000, 9-13 July 2000 Berlin, p. 85.

57.               A. Züttel, Ch. Nützenadel, Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, P. Sudan, L. Schlapbach, A. Weidenkaff, T. Kiyobayashi, S. Orimo, “Synthesis and Application of C-Nanotubes”, Proceedings of EuroCarbon 2000, Berlin, p. 1083.

58.               L. Schlapbach, A. Züttel, Ch. Nützenadel, P. Gröning, O. Gröning, “Das Potenzial neuer Materialien in der Energietechnik; Beispiele im Bereich Wasserstoff-Kohlenstoff-Metalle”, Energiepolitik zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Liberalisierung, G. Schneider, Herausgeber, Verlag Rüegger (2000) ISBN 3-7253-0689-3.

59.               Sang-Cheol Han, Paul S. Lee, Jai-Young Lee, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, “Effects of Ti on the cycle life of amorphous MgNi-based alloy prepared by ball milling”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 306 (2000), pp. 219-226.

60.               Ch. Emmenegger, P. Mauron, A. Züttel, Ch. Nützenadel, A. Schneuwly, R. Gallay, L. Schlapbach, „Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized on Metallic Substrates“, Applied Surface Sciences 162-163 (2000), pp. 452-456.

61.               J. Hayoz, Th. Pillo, M. Bovet, and A. Züttel, St. Guthrie, G. Pastore, L. Schlapbach and P. Aebi, “Preparation and characterization of clean, single-crystalline YHx films (0 < x < 2.9) on W (110)”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 18(5), Sept/Oct (2000), pp. -2431

62.               L. Schlapbach and A. Züttel, „Hydrogen-storage materials for mobile applications”, NATURE 414 (15 Nov. 2001), pp. 353-358

63.               A. Züttel, P. Sudan, Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, T. Kiyobayashi, L. Schlapbach, “Hydrogen Interaction with carbon nanostructures”, Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials Vol. 11 (2001) pp. 95-102

64.               A. Weidenkaff, S. G. Ebbinghaus, A. Reller, Ph. Mauron, Y. Zhang, A. Züttel, “Metal nanoparticles for the production of carbon nanotubes by decomposition of different carbon sources”, Materials Science Eng., Vol. 19, (2001) p. 119-123.

65.               L. Schlapbach, A. Züttel, P. Groning, O. Groning, P. Aebi, “Hydrogen for novel materials and devices”, Applied Physics A - Materials Science & Processing Vol 72, Iss 2 (2001), pp 245-253

66.               T. Kiyobayashi, H. T. Takeshita, H. Tanaka, N. Takeichi, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, N. Kuriyama, “Hydrogen Absorption in Carbonaceous Materials – How to Determine the Storage Capacity Accurately”, J. Alloys and Compounds 330 (2002), pp. 666-669.

67.               A. Züttel, P. Fischer and F. Fauth, A. Otto and V. Güther, “Phase Analysis and Atom Distribution in the Zr(V0.5Ni0.5)3Dx (x = 4.6) Alloy System with Laves-Type AB2 Structure“, J. Alloys and Compounds 333 (2002), pp. 90-102

68.               A. Züttel, P. Sudan, Ph. Mauron, T. Kiyobaiashi, Ch. Emmenegger, L. Schlapbach, „Hydrogen storage in carbon nanostructures“, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 27 (2002), pp. 203-212

69.               A Züttel, Ch Nützenadel, P Sudan, Ph Mauron, Ch Emmenegger, S Rentsch, L. Schlapbach, A Weidenkaff, T Kiyobayashi, “Hydrogen sorption by carbon nanotubes and other carbon nanostructures”, J. Alloys and Compounds 330-332:1 (2002), pp. 676-682

70.               A. Züttel and Shin-Ichi Orimo, „Hydrogen in Nanostructured, Carbon-Related, and Metallic Materials“, MRS Bulletin 27:9 (Sept. 2002), pp. 705-711.

71.               Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, A. Züttel, Ch. Nützenadel, P. Sudan, L. Schlapbach, “Synthesis of Oriented Nanotube Films by Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Carbon 40 (2002), pp. 1339-1344.

72.               A. Züttel, P. Wenger, S. Rentsch, P. Sudan, P. Fischer, Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, "Hydrogen Desorption from Lithiumtetrahydroboride (LiBH4)“, Proceedings of the 14th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (2002).

73.               A. Züttel, S. Rentsch, P. Fischer, P. Wenger, P. Sudan, Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, “Hydrogen Storage Properties of LiBH4”, J. Alloys and Compounds 356 (2003), pp. 515-520.

74.               A. Züttel, S. Rentsch, P. Wenger, P. Sudan, Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, „Hydrogen Storage Materials: Metals, Carbon and Complexes“, invited contribution, Proceedings from Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XI, ASM International (2003), pp. 107-122.

75.               P. Fischer and A. Züttel, “Order-Disorder Phase Transition in NaBD4”, Materials Science Forum Vols. 443-445 (2004), pp. 287-290.

76.               A. Züttel, P. Wenger, S. Rentsch, P. Sudan, Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, “LiBH4 a new hydrogen storage material”, Journal of Power Sources 118 (2003), pp. 1–7

77.               Ch. Emmenegger, Ph. Mauron, P. Sudan, P. Wenger, V. Hermann, R. Gallay, A. Züttel, ”Carbon Nanotubes as Active Electrode Material“, Proceedings from Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XI, ASM International (2003), pp. 480-491.

78.               Ph. Mauron, Ch. Emmenegger, P. Sudan, P. Wenger, S. Rentsch, A. Züttel, ”Carbon Nanotubes Synthesised by Fluidized-Bed CVD“, Proceedings from Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XI, ASM International (2003), pp. 93-104

79.               S. Orimo, Y. Nakamori, T. Matsushima, T. Ichikawa, D. Chen, J. Gottwald, H. Fujii, K. Itho, T. Fukunaga, E. Stanik, G. Majer, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, ”Nanostructured Carbon-Related Materials for Hydrogen Storage“, invited contribution, Proceedings from Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XI, ASM International (2003), pp. 123-131.

80.               Ch. Emmenegger; J. M. Bonard; Ph. Mauron; P. Sudan; A. Lepora; B. Grobety; A. Züttel; L. Schlapbach, “Synthesis of carbon nanotubes over Fe catalyst on aluminium and suggested growth mechanism”, Carbon 41, Iss 3 (2003), pp 539-547

81.               A. Lupu; A. R. Biris; A. S. Biris; E. Indrea; I. Misan; A. Züttel; L. Schlapbach, “Cobalt-free over-stoichiometric Laves phase alloys for Ni-MH batteries”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 350, Iss 1-2 (2003), pp 319-323

82.               S. I. Orimo; T. Matsushim; H. Fuji; T. Fukunaga; G. Majer; A. Züttel; L. Schlapbach, “Nanostructured graphite-hydrogen systems prepared by mechanical milling method”, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 386 (2002), pp. 173-178

83.               A. Züttel, “Materials for Hydrogen Storage”, materialstoday Sept. (2003), pp. 24-33.

84.               P. Sudan; A. Züttel; P. Mauron; C. Emmenegger; P. Wenger; L. Schlapbach, “Physisorption of hydrogen in single-walled carbon nanotubes”, CARBON 41, No. 12 (2003), pp 2377-2383

85.               O. Gutfleisch; N. Schlorke-de Boer; N. Ismail; M. Herrich; A. Walton; J. Speight; I. R. Harris; A. S. Pratt; A. Züttel, “Hydrogenation properties of nanocrystalline Mg- and Mg2Ni-based compounds modified with platinum group metals (PGMs)”, J. Alloys and Compounds 356 (2003), pp 598-602

86.               S. Orimo; A. Züttel; L. Schlapbach; G. Majer; T. Fukunaga; H. Fujii, “Hydrogen interaction with carbon nanostructures: current situation and future prospects”, J. Alloys and Compounds 356 (2003), pp 716-719

87.               P. Mauron; C. Emmenegger; P. Sudan; P. Wenger; S. Rentsch; A. Züttel, “Fluidised-bed CVD synthesis of carbon nanotubes on Fe2O3/MgO”, Diamond and Related Materials 12, Is. 3-7 (2003), pp. 780-785.

88.               Becher M; Haluska M; Hirscher M; Quintel A; Skakalova V; Dettlaff-Weglikovska U; Chen X; Hulman M; Choi Y; Roth S; Meregalli V; Parrinello M; Strobel R; Jorissen L; Kappes MM; Fink J; Züttel A; Stepanek I; Bernierg P, "Hydrogen storage in carbon nanotubes", Comptes Rendus Physique 4, Iss 9 (2003), pp. 1055-1062.

89.               Emmenegger C; Mauron P; Sudan P; Wenger P; Hermann V; Gallay R; Züttel A, "Investigation of electrochemical double-layer (ECDL) capacitors electrodes based on carbon nanotubes and activated carbon materials", J. Power Sources 124, Iss 1 (2003), pp. 321-329

90.               Andreas Züttel, "Hydrogen storage methods", Review, Naturwissenschaften 91 (2004), Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, pp. 157-172

91.               A. Züttel, “Hydrogen Storage and Distribution Systems”, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 12:3 (2007), pp. 343-365

92.               A. Züttel, P. Sudan, P. Mauron, P. Wenger, "Model for the Hydrogen Adsorption on Carbon Nanostructures", Applied Physics A - Materials Science & Processing 78 (2004), pp. 941-946

93.               A. Züttel, P. Sudan, P. Mauron, P. Wenger, "Hydrogen density in nanostructured carbon, metals and complex materials", Materials Science & Engineering B 108:1-2 (2004), pp. 9-18

94.               S. Orimo, Y. Nakamori; A. Züttel, "Material properties of MBH4 (M = Li, Na, and K)", Materials Science & Engineering B 108:1-2 (2004), pp. 51-53

95.               A. Ansón, M. Benham, J. Jagiello, M. A. Callejas, A. M. Benito, W. K. Maser, A. Züttel, P. Sudan and M. T. Martínez, “Hydrogen adsorption on a single-walled carbon nanotube material: a comparative study of three different adsorption techniques”, Nanotechnology 15 (2004), pp. 1503-1508.

96.               Terry James Frankcombe, Geert-Jan Kroes, Andreas Züttel, ”Theoretical calculation of the energy of formation of LiBH4“, Chemical Physics Letters 405:1-3 (2005), pp. 73-78..

97.               R. Gremaud, A. Borgschulte, J. L. M. van Mechelen, W. Lohstroh, H. Schreuders, A. Züttel, B. Dam, and R. Griessen, “Formation of Mg-Al hydride phases by the thin ¯lm compositional gradient method”, Appl. Phys. Letters (2005), accepted

98.               Talyzin, AV; Tsybin, YO; Peera, AA; Schaub, TM; Marshall, AG; Sundqvist, B; Mauron, P; Zuttel, A; Billups, WE., Synthesis of C59Hx and C58Hx fullerenes stabilized by hydrogen. J. of Physical Chemistry B 109:12 (2005), pp. 5403-5405.

99.               Talyzin AV, Tsybin YO, Schaub TM,  Mauron P, Shulga YM, Züttel A, Sundqvist B, Marshall AG, „Composition of hydrofullerene mixtures produced by go reaction with hydrogen gas revealed by high-resolution mass spectrometry“, J. of Physical Chemistry B 109:26 (2005), pp. 12742-12747.

100.           Borgschulte A, Rector JH, Dam B, Griessen R., Züttel A., „The role of niobium oxide as a surface catalyst for hydrogen absorption“, J. of Catalysis 235:2 (2005), pp., 353 - 358

101.           Nobuko Ohba, Kazutoshi Miwa, Masakazu Aoki, Tatsuo Noritake, Shin-ichi Towata, Yuko Nakamori, Shin-ichi Orimo, and Andreas Züttel, “First-principles study on the stability of intermediate compounds of LiBH4”, Phys. Rev. B 74, 075110 (2006)

102.           S. Orimo, Y. Nakamori, G. Kitahara, K. Miwa, N. Ohba, S. Towata, A. Zuttel; “Dehydriding and rehydriding reactions of LiBH4”, J. Alloys and Compounds 404 (2005), pp. 427-430

103.           R. Gremaud, A. Borgschulte, W. Lohstroh, H. Schreuders, A. Züttel, B. Dam, R. Griessen; “Ti-catalyzed Mg[AlH4]2: A reversible hydrogen storage material”, J. of Alloys and Compounds 404 (2005), pp. 775 – 778

104.           T. Matsunaga, F. Buchter, P. Mauron, M. Bielman, Y. Nakamori, S. Orimo, N. Ohba, K. Miwa, S. Towata and A. Züttel, “Hydrogen Storage Properties of Mg[BH4]2”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 May 2007

105.           Yuko Nakamori, Kazutoshi Miwa, Akihito Ninomiya, Haiwen Li, Nobuko Ohba, Shin-ichi Towata, Andreas Züttel, and Shin-ichi Orimo, “Correlation between thermodynamical stabilities of metal borohydrides and cation electronegativites: First-principles calculations and experiments”, Phys. Rev. B 74, 045126 (2006)

106.           Shin-Ichi Orimo, Yuko Nakamori, Nobuko Ohba, Kazutoshi Miwa, Masakazu Aoki, Shin-ichi Towata, and Andreas Züttel, “Experimental studies on intermediate compound of LiBH4”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 021920 (2006)

107.           Gremaud, R; Borgschulte, A; Chacon, C; Van Mechelen, JLM; Schreuders, H; Zuttel, A; Hjorvarsson, B; Dam, B; Griessen, R. “Structural and optical properties of MgxAl1-xHy gradient thin films: a combinatorial approach. “, APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING 84 (1-2): 77-85 (2006)

108.           Kazutoshi Miwa, Nobuko Ohba, Shin-ichi Towata, Yuko Nakamori, Andreas Züttel and Shin-ichi Orimo, “First-principles study on thermodynamical stability of metal borohydrides: aluminum borohydride Al(BH4)3”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 446-447 (2007) 310-314

109.           Andreas Züttel, Andreas Borgschulte, Shin-Ichi Orimo, “Tetrahydroborates as New Hydrogen Storage Materials”, Scripta Materialia 56:10 (2007), pp. 823-828

110.           Shin-Ichi Orimo, Yuko Nakamori, Jennifer R. Eliseo, Andreas Züttel and Greg Jensen, "Complex Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage", Chemical Reviews 107:10 (2007), pp. 4111-4132

111.           H.-W. Li, S. Orimo, Y. Nakamori, K. Miwa, N. Ohba, S. Towata and A. Züttel, „Materials designing of metal borohydrides: Viewpoints from thermodynamical stabilities", Journal of Alloys and Compounds 446-447 (2007) 315-318

112.           T. Matsunaga, F. Buchter, K. Miwa, S. Towata, S. Orimo and A. Züttel, “Magnesium borohydride: A new hydrogen storage material”, Renewable Energy, Volume 33, Issue 2 (2008), Pages 193-196

113.           Z. &#321;odziana and A. Züttel, Ti cations in sodium alanate, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 471 (2009) L29–L31

114.           Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Liquan Chen, Mieczyslaw Jurczyk, Robert D. McConnell and Andreas Züttel, Preface, Renewable Energy, Volume 33, Issue 2, February 2008, Page 179

115.           A. Borgschulte, A. Züttel, P. Hug, G. Barkhordarian, N. Eigen, M. Dornheim, R. Bormann and A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, "Hydrogen-deuterium exchange experiments to probe the decomposition reaction of sodium alanate", PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS 10:27 (2008), pp. 4045-4055

116.           Buchter F., Lodziana Z., Rernhof A., Friedrichs O., Borgschulte A., Mauron P., Zuttel A., Sheptyakov D., Barkhordarian G, Bormann R., Chlopek K., Fichtner M., Sorby M., Riktor M., Hauback B., Orimo S., "Structure of Ca[BD4]2 beta-phase from combined neutron and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data and density functional calculations", J. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 112:27 (2008), pp. 8042-8048

117.           Matsunaga T., Buchter F., Mauron P., Bielman M., Nakamori Y., Orimo S., Ohba N., Miwa K., Towata S., Zuttel A., "Hydrogen storage properties of Mg[BH4]2", J. ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS 459:1-2 (2008), pp. 583-588

118.           Borgschulte A., Zuttel A., Hug P., Racu A-M., Schoenes J., "Hydrogen-deuterium exchange in bulk Li[BH4]", J. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 112:21 (2008), pp. 4749-4753

119.           Borgschulte A., Bielmann M., Zuttel A., Barkhordarian G., Dornheim M., Bormann R. "Hydrogen dissociation on oxide covered MgH2 by catalytically active vacancies" APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 254:8 (2008), pp. 2377-2384

120.           Friedrichs O., Buchter F., Borgschulte A., Remhof A., Zwicky C.-N., Mauron P., Bielmann M., Züttel A., "Direct synthesis of Li[BH4] and Li[BD4] from the elements", ACTA MATERIALIA 56:5 (2008), pp. 949-954

121.           Matsurtaga T., Buchter F., Miwa K., Towata S., Orimo S., Züttel A., "Magnesium borohydride: A new hydrogen storage material" RENEWABLE ENERGY 33:2 (2008), pp. 193-196

122.           Miwa K., Ohba N., Towata S., Nakamori Y., Zuttel A., Orimo S. "First-principles study on thermodynamical stability of metal borohydrides: Aluminum borohydride Al[BH4]3", JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS 446 (2008), pp. 310-314

123.       O. Friedrichs, A. Borgschulte, A. Züttel “Controlled mechanically activated hydrogen sorption” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 33, 5606 (2008)

124.           Z. &#321;odziana, A. Züttel and P. Zielinski, Titanium and native defects in LiBH4 and NaAlH4, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 (2008) 465210 (8pp)

125.           A. Remhof, O. Friedrichs, F. Buchter, Ph. Mauron, A. Züttel and D. Wallacher, Solid-state synthesis of LiBD4 observed by in situ neutron diffraction, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5859–5862

126.       P. Mauron, F. Buchter, O. Friedrichs, A. Remhof, M. Bielmann, C.N. Zwicky, A. Züttel “Stability and Reversibility of LiBH4” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 112, 906 (2008)

127.           K. Ikeda, S. Muto, K. Tatsumi, M. Menjo, S. Kato, M Bielmann, A. Züttel, C. M. Jensen and S. Orimo, Dehydriding reaction of AlH3: in-situ microscopic observations combined with thermal and surface analyses, Special issue in  anotechnology on ' anoscale Phenomena in Hydrogen Storage' Sept. 17, 2008

128.           A. Buchter, Z. &#321;odziana, Ph. Mauron, A. Remhof, O. Friedrichs, A. Borgschulte, and A. Züttel, D. Sheptyakov and Th. Strässle, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Dynamical properties and temperature induced molecular disordering of LiBH4 and LiBD4, Physical Review B 78, 094302 (2008)

129.           D. Thiele, A. Züttel, Electrochemical characterisation of air electrodes based on La0.6Sr0.4CoO3 and carbon nanotubes, Journal of Power Sources 183 (2008) 590–594

130.           F. Buchter, Z. &#321;odziana, A. Remhof, O. Friedrichs, A. Borgschulte, Ph. Mauron, A. Züttel, D. Sheptyakov, G. Barkhordarian, R. Bormann, K. Ch&#322;opek, M. Fichtner, M. Sørby, M. Riktor, B. Hauback, and S. Orimo, Structure of Ca(BD4)2  -Phase from Combined Neutron and Synchrotron X-ray Powder Diffraction Data and Density Functional Calculations, J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 8042–8048

131.           A.-M. Racu, J. Schoenes, Z. Lodziana, A. Borgschulte, A. Züttel, High-resolution Raman spectroscopy study of phonon modes in LiBH4 and LiBD4, J. Phys. Chem. A 2008, 112, 9716–9722

132.           A. Borgschulte, A. Züttel, P. Hug, G. Barkhordarian, N. Eigen, M. Dornheim, and R. Bormann, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange experiments to probe the decomposition reaction of sodium alanate., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 4045–4055

133.           A. Borgschulte, A. Züttel, P. Hug, A. M. Racu, J. Schoenes, Hydrogen-deuterium exchange in bulk LiBH4, J. Phys. Chem. A 2008, 112, 4749–4753

134.           A. Züttel, A. Borgschulte, L. Schlapbach, Hydrogen as a Future Energy Carrier, ISBN: 978-3-527-30817-0

135.           BORGSCHULTE, A., PENDOLINO, F., GREMAUD, R. AND ZÜTTEL, A. 2009. Hydrogen diffusion in NaH as derived from isotope exchange experiments. Applied Physics Letters 94, Article number 111907 (3 pp.). .

136.           FRIEDRICHS, O., BORGSCHULTE, A., KATO, S., BUCHTER, F., GREMAUD, R., REMHOF, A. AND ZUTTEL, A. 2009. Low-temperature synthesis of LiBH4 by gas–solid reaction. Chemistry-A European journal 15, 5531-5534. .

137.           FRIEDRICHS, O., KIM, J.W., REMHOF, A., BUCHTER, F., BORGSCHULTE, A., WALLACHER, D., CHO, Y.W., FICHTNER, M., OH, K.H. AND ZÜTTEL, A. 2009. The effect of Al on the hydrogen sorption mechanism of LiBH4. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11, 1515-1520. .

138.           IKEDA, K., MUTO, S., TATSUMI, K., MENJO, M., KATO, S., BIELMANN, M., ZÜTTEL, A., JENSEN, C.M. AND ORIMO, S. 2009. Dehydriding reaction of AlH3: in situ microscopic observations combined with thermal and surface analyses. Nanotechnology 20, Article number 204004.

139.       A. Remhof, O. Friedrichs, F. Buchter, Ph. Mauron, J. W. Kim, K. H.Oh, A. Buchsteiner, D. Wallacher, A. Züttel “Hydrogen cycling behavior of LiBD4/Al studied by in-situ neutron diffraction” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 484, 654 (2009)

140.       A. Remhof, Z. &#321;odziana, F. Buchter, P. Martelli, F. Pendolino, O. Friedrichs, A. Züttel, J. P. Embs, “Rotational Diffusion in NaBH4” Journal of  Physical Chemistry C 113, 16834 (2009)

141.           KIM, J.W., FRIEDRICHS, O., AHN, J.P., KIM, D.H., KIM, S.C., REMHOF, A., CHUNG, H.S., LEE, J., SHIM, J.H., CHO, Y.W., ZÜTTEL, A. AND OH, K.H. 2009. Microstructural change of 2LiBH4/Al with hydrogen sorption cycling: separation of Al and B. Scripta Materialia 60, 1089-1092.

142.           KIM, J.W., SHIM, J.H., KIM, S.C., REMHOF, A., BORGSCHULTE, A., FRIEDRICHS, O., GREMAUD, R., PENDOLINO, F., ZÜTTEL, A., CHO, Y.W. AND OH, K.H. 2009. Catalytic effect of titanium nitride nanopowder on hydrogen desorption properties of NaAlH4 and its stability in NaAlH4. Journal of Power Sources 192, 582-587.

143.           LODZIANA, Z. AND ZÜTTEL, A. 2009. Ti cations in sodium alanate. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 471, L29-L31.

144.           R. Caputo and A. Züttel, "RESEARCH ARTICLE First principles study of a-boron: can the B12 cage host hetero-atoms?” Molecular Physics Vol. 107, No. 17, 10 September 2009, 1831-1842”, DOI: 10.1080/00268970903084946 (2009), 09_22 yes

145.           F. Buchter, Insights into the Structure and Dynamics of Tetrahydroborates, Thesis, No. 1635 Imprimerie Uniprint 200 1635 (2009) 09_21 yes

146.           WOKAUN, A., OUVRARD, G., STÖVER, D., TAYEB, J., UHLENBRUCK, S., VAN DE VOORDE, M.H., ZÜTTEL, A., BOLT, H., BOULANGER, P., BOURGOIN, J.P., BUCHKREMER, H.P., BURLET, H., CARIUS, R., CHABBERT, B., CHADWICK, A.V., COURNAC, L., DITTRICH, H., FILLON, B., GARCHE, J., GOERIGK, G., HIRSCHER, M., KEARLEY, G.J., KILNER, J., KOKKALA, M., LINSMEIER, C., LOJKOWSKI, W., NENNER, I., NGO, C., NUNES, S.P., PEINEMANN, K.V., PETTENKOFER, C., PEX, P., PITHAN, C., RAMOS, A., ROUGÉ, S., REMOND, C., SINGHAL, S.C., STEUWER, A., VASSEN, R., VENTE, J., WEIDENKAFF, A. AND WILLUMEIT, R. 2009. Energy technology. In Study on nanoscience and nanotechnology in Europe exploiting synchrotron radiation and neutron facilities, H. DOSCH h AND M.H. VAN DE VOORDE, Eds. Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Stuttgart, 186-205.

147.           ZÜTTEL, A. 2009. Materials for hydrogen storage. In Catalysis for sustainable energy production, P. BARBARO AND C. BIANCHINI, Eds. Wiley, Weinheim, 109-169.

148.           ZÜTTEL, A. 2009. Materials for the hydrogen world. In Ceramic materials in energy systems for sustainable development: Discussions of the World Academy of Ceramics Forum 2008, Chianciano Terme, Italy, L. GAUCKLER, Ed. Techna Group, Faenza, 211-259

149.       F. Buchter, Z. &#321;odziana, A. Remhof, O. Friedrichs, A. Borgschulte, Ph. Mauron, A. Züttel, D. Sheptyakov, L. Palatinus, K. Chlopek, M. Fichtner, G. Barkhordarian, R. Bormann, B.C. Hauback "Structure of the orthorhombic -phase, and phase transitions of Ca(BD4)2"Journal of Physical Chemistry B, in press (2009)

Patents

151.           F. Meli, A. Züttel and L.. Schlapbach, “Alloys for the Reversible Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage”, Swiss Patent (1992) No. CH684195 A

152.           A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach, M. Bächler, D. Chartouni, K. Gross, P. Spatz, “Hydride Forming Alloys Based on Overstoichiometric Laves-Phases (AB2) with a High Reversible Hydrogen Storage Capacity”, Swiss Patent Application(1996) No. 0993/96

153.           M. Küttel, A. Züttel, L. Schlapbach “Low Pressure Synthesis of Diamond from a Mixture of Mainly sp2-Carbon and an Hydride forming Alloy/Element”, Swiss Patent (1996) No. CH 691 533 A

154.            Hironobu Fujii, Shinichi Orimo, Toshiharu Fukunaga, Günter Majer, Andreas Züttel, Louis Schlapbach, “Hydrogen Storage Material and Method for Producing the Same”, Japanese Patent (2001), Patent No. JP2001302224.