Catalyzed collapse and enhanced hydrogen storage of BN nanotubes.
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.
Tang
Chengchun
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Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. tang.chengchun@nims.go.jp
Bando
Yoshio
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Ding
Xiaoxia
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Qi
Shouren
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Golberg
Dmitri
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