Investigation of Hydrogen Storage in Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Fuel Cells

Abstract

Out of the four systems(NH3, AlH3, NiH3 and BH3) theoretically investigated, the single walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT) functionalized with BH3 is found to be suitable hydrogen storage medium. It has hydrogen storage capacity, 11.5 wt% and the corresponding H2 desorption temperature is 306 K. The system has to be fine tuned for a better performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 17, 2009
Accession Number
ADA502993

Entities

People

  • Kombiah Iyakutti

Organizations

  • Madurai Kamaraj University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Hydride
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Cells
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Desorption
  • Elements
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fullerenes
  • Geometry
  • Hydrides
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Storage
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Metals
  • Simulations
  • Storage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology