Boron nitride substrate-induced reversible hydrogen storage in bilayer solid matrix via interlayer spacing

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 9677-9687

  Zhao, Gaofeng ^a   Li, Yue ^a   Liu, Chunsheng ^b,c   Wang, Yinliang ^a   Sun, Jianmin ^a   Gu, Yuzong ^a   Wang, Yuanxu ^a   Zeng, Zhi ^b,c  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bilayer boron nitride sheets; Graphene BN heterobilayers; Hydrogen storage; Interlayer distance

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; BI-LAYER; BINDING STATE; FIRST PRINCIPLES METHOD; HYDROGEN MOLECULE; HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPACITIES; HYDROGEN UPTAKE; INTERLAYER DISTANCE; INTERLAYER EXPANSION; INTERLAYER SPACINGS; REFERENCE STATE; SOLID MATRIXES; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MOLECULES; NITRIDES;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84861197183     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.198     Document Type: Article

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