Facet‐Engineered Anatase TiO 2 Nanoflowers with Anchored Single‐Atom Pd for Ultrafast Hydrogen Storage Kinetics

Abstract Securing a clean and sustainable energy future hinges on developing high‐performance hydrogen storage technologies. However, the widely practical application is hindered by slow kinetics and high thermodynamic stability. Herein, a facet‐engineered strategy is developed to modulate metal–support interactions by constructing marimo‐like anatase TiO 2 nanoflowers enriched with {001} facets as scaffolds for Pd single atoms (PdSAs/A‐TiO 2 ). Strong Pd–O bonding and nano‐confinement ensure atomic dispersion and electronic coupling. The MgH 2 ‐PdSAs/A‐TiO 2 composite exhibits ultrafast H 2 release (6 wt.% in 3.5 min at 250°C) and absorption (1.2 wt.% in 5 min at 25°C). PdSAs‐induced electronic modulation shifts Ti 3d states toward the Fermi level, enhancing hydrogen activation and reducing the energy barrier of rate‐determining step (RDS) in Mg/MgH 2 from 1.43 to 0.31 eV. A high capacity retention of 92.6% after 10 dehydrogenation/re‐hydrogenation cycles at 300°C is achieved by MgH 2 ‐PdSAs/A‐TiO 2 NFs, in sharp contrast to ball‐milled MgH 2 (46.1%). In situ formation of a MgTi 2 O 4 interfacial phase replaces the inert MgO layer, providing a fast hydrogen transport network that facilitates H‐atom migration between PdSAs and the Mg matrix. This facet‐directed single‐atom and interfacial phase engineering concept offers a unified strategy to overcome thermodynamic and kinetic bottlenecks in MgH 2 ‐based hydrogen storage.