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Hydrogen storage of aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (a-MWNTs), non-aligned MWNTs (n-MWNTs) and graphite electrodes are studied by the electrochemical measurements. The electrodes are prepared by mixing carbon nanotubes (CNTs), copper powder and PTFE binder in a weight ratio of 1: 5: 3 and compressing the mixture into porous nickel collector. The results show that the electrochemical hydrogen storage capacity of the a-MWNT electrode is up to 1625 mAh/g, corresponding to a high hydrogen storage of 5.7 wt%, which is 10 times that of graphite electrode and is 13 times that of n-MWNT electrode, suggesting that a-MWNTs are promising materials for electrochemical hydrogen storage.
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Hao, D., Zhu, H., Zhang, X. et al. Electrochemical hydrogen storage of aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Chin.Sci.Bull. 48, 538–542 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1360/03tb9115
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