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Synthesis, characterization and hydrogen storage capacity of MS2 (M = Mo, Ti) nanotubes

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Frontiers of Chemistry in China

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The structure, morphology and hydrogen-storage capacity of MS2 (M = Mo, Ti) nanotubes prepared by different experimental methods were studied. It was found that the MoS2 nanotubes treated by KOH displayed the gaseous storage capacity of 1.2 wt% hydrogen (under the hydrogen pressure of 3 MPa and 25°C) and the electrochemical discharge capacity of 262 mAh/g (at the discharge current density of 50 mA/g and 25°C) that corresponds to about 1.0 wt % hydrogen. In comparison, TiS2 nanotubes can store 2.5 wt% hydrogen under the hydrogen pressure of 4 MPa and 25°C. The results show that MS2 compound nanotubes are promising materials for hydrogen storage.

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  1. Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Ma Hua, Tao Zhanliang, Gao Feng, Chen Jun & Yuan Huatang

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Translated from Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Nankaiensis, 2005, 38(4) (in Chinese)

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Ma, H., Tao, Z., Gao, F. et al. Synthesis, characterization and hydrogen storage capacity of MS2 (M = Mo, Ti) nanotubes. Front. Chem. China 1, 260–263 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11458-006-0039-4

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