| abstract |
Compounds are provided comprising at least one neutral, positive, or negative hydrogen species having a greater binding energy than its corresponding ordinary hydrogen species, or greater than any hydrogen species for which the binding energy is unstable or not observed. The compounds also comprise at least one other atom, molecule, or ion other than the increased binding energy hydrogen species. One group of such compounds contains an increased binding energy hydrogen species selected from the group consisting of Hn, Hn- and Hn+, where n is an integer from one to three. Applications of the compounds include their use in batteries, fuel cells, cutting materials, thermionic cathodes, optical filters, fiber optic cables, magnets, etching agents, dopants in semiconductor fabrication, propellants and methods of purifying isotopes. |