title: Catalyzed collapse and enhanced hydrogen storage of BN nanotubes.
abstract: The novel morphology of BN nanotubes with a collapsed structure has been discovered by a metal-catalyzed treatment. The collapse causes the dramatic enlargement of a specific surface area of BN nanotubes and remarkably enhances the hydrogen storage capacity of BN nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. tang.chengchun@nims.go.jp
authors.forename: Chengchun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Xiaoxia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Shouren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Golberg