Nanostructured boron nitride: From molecular design to hydrogen storage application

Inorganics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 396-409

  Moussa, Georges ^a   Salameh, Chrystelle ^a   Bruma, Alina ^b   Malo, Sylvie ^b   Demirci, Umit B ^a   Bernard, Samuel ^a   Miele, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE CRISMAT   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonia borane; BN; Borazine; Hydrogen storage; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921747761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23046740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/inorganics2030396     Document Type: Review

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