Patent 7871537 was granted and assigned to Korea Institute of Science and Technology on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for fabricating a magnesium-based hydrogen storage material according to the present invention comprises a) forming a mixture of a magnesium hydride powder and a transition metal halide powder, b) adding the mixture and balls into a vessel, c) filling the vessel with an inert gas or hydrogen, and d) subjecting the mixture to high energy ball milling.