Versatile preparation of graphene-based nanocomposites and their hydrogen adsorption

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 6158-6164

  Choucair, Mohammad ^a   Mauron, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catalysts; Graphene; Nanocomposites; Solvothermal synthesis; Spillover; Storage nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYSTS; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITROGEN; SILVER; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EQUILIBRIUM PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITES; HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPACITIES; NANOCOMPOSITE SAMPLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; SPILLOVER;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84934434694     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.03.065     Document Type: Article

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