Boranes: A route to the inertial confinement of proton-boron fusion. Project ID: GA23-07563S Provider: Czech Science Foundation Period: Jan 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025 Recipient - coordinator Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague Principal Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Krůs, Ph.D. Co-recepient(s) / PI(s): Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i. -- Dr. Michael G.S. Londesborough, BSc. Ph.D. Co-investigators from IPP P. Gajdoš, M. Červeňák, P. Pokorný, J. Mareš, D. Jaroš, D. Mašlárová, A. Křivková Aims of the project: The aneutronic fusion of a proton and a 11B nucleus to give three 4He nuclei is the most efficient and ecologically safest energy source, millions of times more yielding than, say, the combustion of coal, and without any of the problems of radioactivity that nuclear fission brings. To achieve p-B fusion, enormous compressions of 10^5 times the density of solid materials are required. Advances in laser technology lead the way in creating such conditions, in which light generates powerful pressure waves through B and H containing plasma. Here, a better understanding of the ideal fuel and the characteristics of the target is needed. This project proposes the boranes as a fuel for aneutronic fusion. Boranes are comprised solely of atoms of B and H in ratios of approx.1:1 located in immediate proximity to each other – eliminating the need for any primary target, and boding well for confinement. We intend to use the versatility of borane chemistry to make a wide portfolio of fuel candidates, study their behaviour at the conditions of confinement, and demonstrate their utility in p-B fusion