Hydrogen Absorption by Nanostructured Carbons

碳基材料通过吸收和解吸氢气，在清洁能源存储方面显示出巨大的前景。该项目旨在通过了解为什么特定的结构应该或不应该吸收氢原子或分子，使用强大的理论和实验方法来解决围绕纳米结构碳大量吸氢的报道的争议。我们将特别研究和模拟澳大利亚制造的插层石墨和纳米管。他们的氢气容量将与美国能源部6.5%的可行汽车氢燃料储存重量目标进行比较。重复地超过这一目标将是该领域的一大进步。

Carbon-based materials show great promise for clean energy storage through the absorption and desorption of hydrogen. The project aims to use powerful theoretical and experimental methods to resolve the controversy that surrounds reports of massive hydrogen absorption by nanostructured carbons, by understanding why particular structures should or should not absorb hydrogen atoms or molecules. We will particularly study and model intercalated graphite and nanotubes made in Australia. Their hydrogen capacity will be compared to the US DOE target of 6.5 weight percent for viable automotive hydrogen fuel storage. Reproducibly exceeding this target would constitute a great advance in the field.