Why boron nitride nanotubes are preferable to carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage?. An ab initio theoretical study

Catalysis Today

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 341-345

  Mpourmpakis, Giannis ^a   Froudakis, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ab initio; BN nanotubes; Carbon nanotubes; Hydrogen storage; Physisorption

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; ENERGY STORAGE; HYDROGEN BONDS;

AB INITIO METHODS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PHYSISORPTION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33846380285     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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