DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5442.1127. Hydrogen Storage in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes at Room Temperature

Hydrogen Storage in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes at Room Temperature

10.1126/science.286.5442.1127

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Abstract

Masses of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with a large mean diameter of about 1.85 nanometers, synthesized by a semicontinuous hydrogen arc discharge method, were employed for hydrogen adsorption experiments in their as-prepared and pretreated states. A hydrogen storage capacity of 4.2 weight percent, or a hydrogen to carbon atom ratio of 0.52, was achieved reproducibly at room temperature under a modestly high pressure (about 10 megapascal) for a SWNT sample of about 500 milligram weight that was soaked in hydrochloric acid and then heat-treated in vacuum. Moreover, 78.3 percent of the adsorbed hydrogen (3.3 weight percent) could be released under ambient pressure at room temperature, while the release of the residual stored hydrogen (0.9 weight percent) required some heating of the sample. Because the SWNTs can be easily produced and show reproducible and modestly high hydrogen uptake at room temperature, they show promise as an effective hydrogen storage material.

Bibliography

Liu, C., Fan, Y. Y., Liu, M., Cong, H. T., Cheng, H. M., & Dresselhaus, M. S. (1999). Hydrogen Storage in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes at Room Temperature. Science, 286(5442), 1127â1129.

Authors 6

C. Liu (first)
Y. Y. Fan (additional)
M. Liu (additional)
H. T. Cong (additional)
H. M. Cheng (additional)
M. S. Dresselhaus (additional)

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We thank G. Dresselhaus S. D. M. Brown R. T. Yang M. R. Black and G. Su for their stimulating discussions. H.M.C. thanks National Natural Science Foundation of China for research grants 59872045 and 59672024 and the High-Tech Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China. M.S.D. acknowledges support from NSF grant DMR 98-04734.

Dates

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Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 13, 2024, 5:35 a.m.)
Indexed	3 days, 13 hours ago (Aug. 21, 2025, 2:03 p.m.)
Issued	25 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 5, 1999)
Published	25 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 5, 1999)
Published Print	25 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 5, 1999)

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BibTeX

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