Reconnaissance of the specific surface of vapour grown carbon micro and nanofibres as a main controller of the sorption of hydrogen

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 5797-5802

  Madronero A ^a   Asenjo, A ^b   Gil, C ^c   Jaafar, M ^b   Lopez A ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^d PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Carbon; Hydrogen atom; Interface states; Physical adsorption; Surface energy; Thermal desorption

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMS; CARBON; FIBERS; INTERFACE STATES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SURFACE POTENTIAL; THERMAL DESORPTION;

FURTHER TREATMENTS; HYDROGEN ATOMS; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPACITIES; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PHYSICAL ADSORPTION; PHYSICAL ASPECTS;

HYDROGEN STORAGE;

EID: 77953137810     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.02.056     Document Type: Review

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