The role of Al and Mg in the hydrogen storage of electrospun ZnO nanofibers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 8388-8394

  Yaakob, Zahira ^a   Jafar Khadem, Dariush ^a   Shahgaldi, Samaneh ^a   Wan Daud, Wan Ramli ^a   Tasirin, Siti Masrinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Hydrogen storage; Nanofibers; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; DOPED ZNO; ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; INCREASING VISCOSITY; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; PRESSURE COMPOSITION ISOTHERMS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); ZINC NITRATES; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; ZNO;

ALUMINUM; CALCINATION; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN STORAGE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84860374062     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.092     Document Type: Article

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