Theoretical Investigation of Hydrogen Adsorption into Carbon Nanotube and Si/Ge Surface in Fuel Cell: Decrease of Environment Pollutants

International Journal of Green Nanotechnology: Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Mahdavian, Leila ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube (CNT); density function theory (DFT); environment pollutants; hydrogen adsorption; Si Ge nanotube and surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858981159     PISSN: 19430841     EISSN: 19430833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19430840903430105     Document Type: Article

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