Comparative study on gas adsorption in defected carbon and boron nitride nanotube

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-136

  Geetha, R ^a   Gayathri, V ^a  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Binding energy; Boron nitride nanotubes; Carbon nanotubes; Defect; Gas adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BINDING ENERGY; BINS; BORON NITRIDE; CARBON NITRIDE; DEFECTS; FUEL CELLS; FUEL STORAGE; GAS ADSORPTION; GAS FUEL STORAGE; GASES; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MOLECULES; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES; PHYSISORPTION; YARN;

BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES (BNNTS); COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DI-VACANCY DEFECTS; EFFECT OF ADSORPTIONS; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; LARGE SURFACE AREA;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBE; CARBON NANOTUBE; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; GAS ADSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77951112649     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341310790945731     Document Type: Article

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