Nanoconfined MgH2 is destabilized compared to its bulk counterpart because of an interface energy effect. The hydrogen equilibrium pressure increases by an order of magnitude when decreasing the Mg layer thickness from 10 to 2 nm. This relates to an interface energy change of 0.3 J m−2.
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