Pillared Graphene: A New 3-D Network Nanostructure for Enhanced Hydrogen Storage

ASAP Nano Lett., ASAP Article, 10.1021/nl801417w
Web Release Date: September 19, 2008

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Pillared Graphene: A New 3-D Network Nanostructure for Enhanced Hydrogen Storage

Georgios K. Dimitrakakis,^† Emmanuel Tylianakis,^‡ and George E. Froudakis^*†

Department of Chemistry, and Materials Science and Technology Department, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Received May 16, 2008

Revised July 11, 2008

Abstract:
A multiscale theoretical approach was used to investigate hydrogen storage in a novel three-dimensional carbon nanostructure. This novel nanoporous material has by design tunable pore sizes and surface areas. Its interaction with hydrogen was studied thoroughly via ab initio and grand canonical Monte Carlo calculations. Our results show that, if this material is doped with lithium cations, it can store up to 41 g H2/L under ambient conditions, almost reaching the DOE volumetric requirement for mobile applications.

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