Conditions for H2 adsorption in the interstitials of a bundle of carbon nanotubes

The influence of corrugation, impurities, heterogeneity of tube diameters, shape of the interchannels, and carbon vacancies in the H2 uptake by a bundle of carbon nanotubes was studied. It was found that both the existence of tubes of different chiralities and the presence of vacancies in narrow int...

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Autor: Gordillo, M.C.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2007
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositório:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:rio.upo.es:10433/894
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10433/894
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Adsorption
Carbon
Nanotubes
Descrição
Resumo:The influence of corrugation, impurities, heterogeneity of tube diameters, shape of the interchannels, and carbon vacancies in the H2 uptake by a bundle of carbon nanotubes was studied. It was found that both the existence of tubes of different chiralities and the presence of vacancies in narrow interstitials could prevent the hydrogen adsorption, making the system less useful as a reservoir in fuel cells than previously thought.