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This paper reveals, by analyses of nitrogen cryo-adsorption isotherm, the energetic and structural heterogeneity of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) which has a high hydrogen storage capacity. It was found that SWNTs had manifold pore structures and distributed surface energy. By comparison of the pore structures and energy distributions of SWNTs before and after hydrogen adsorption, it is preliminarily indicated that hydrogen adsorption occurred in micropores and mesopores with smaller diameter, and that the pores of different diameters determined different hydrogen adsorption processes and underwent different, structure changes during hydrogen adsorption.
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Yang, Q., Liu, C., Liu, M. et al. Pore structure of SWNTs with high hydrogen storage capacity. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 45, 561–568 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1360/02ye9064
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