Highly activated hydrogen containing material and method for producing the material

Abstract

A hydrogen containing material comprises a first compound including hydrogen containing material and fluoride, and a second compound including a metal which becomes highly reactive with hydrogen when the metal becomes a compound including fluorine, and a compound including fluorine. The first compound and the second compound are integrally formed into a one-piece layer on the surface of the hydrogen containing material. The metal which becomes highly reactive with hydrogen when the metal becomes a compound including fluorine is at least one metal selected from a rare earth metal, rare earth alloy, Fe, Al, Mg, Ca, Mn, Zn, Zr, Li, or alloys comprising these elements.

What is claimed is  
     
         1 . A hydrogen containing material comprising: 
 a first compound including hydrogen containing material and fluoride;    a second compound including a metal which becomes highly reactive with hydrogen when the metal becomes a compound including fluorine, and a compound including fluorine, wherein 
 the first compound and the second compound are integrally formed into a one-piece layer on the surface of the hydrogen containing material.  
   
     
     
         2 . The material according to  claim 1  wherein the hydrogen containing material comprises a material or intermediate product or finished product of an alloy selected from the group consisting of a zirconium alloy, titanium alloy, vanadium alloy, rare earth alloy, and magnesium alloy.  
     
     
         3 . The Material according to  claim 1  wherein the metal which becomes highly reactive with hydrogen when the metal becomes a compound including fluorine is at least one metal selected from a rare earth metal, rare earth alloy, Fe, Al, Mg, Ca, Mn, Zn, Zr, Li, or alloys comprising these elements.