Studies into the Storage of Hydrogen in Carbon Nanofibers: Proposal of a Possible Reaction Mechanism

Nano Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 201-205

  Browning, Darren J ^b   Gerrard, Mark L ^a   Lakeman, J Barry ^b   Mellor, Ian M ^a,c   Mortimer, Roger J ^a   Turpin, Mark C ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Morgan Materials Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0012700630     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl015576g     Document Type: Article

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