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The hydrogen sorption capacity of carbon nanostructures was for several years a very controversial subject. Theoretical models have been published demonstrating a great potential for a large hydrogen sorption capacity of carbon nanostructures. Here we present a simple empirical model where condensation of hydrogen as a monolayer at the surface of nanotubes as well as bulk condensation in the cavity of the tube is assumed. The maximum potential amount of hydrogen absorbed according to the model was calculated to be 2.28×10-3 mass % S[m2g-1]=3.0 mass % for the adsorption of a monolayer hydrogen at the surface. The condensation of hydrogen in the cavity of the tube leads to a potential absorption for single wall nanotubes starting at 1.5 mass % and increasing with the diameter of the tubes. The experimentally measured hydrogen capacity of the nanotube samples correlates with the B.E.T. specific surface area. The slope of the linear relationship is 1.5×10-3 mass %/m2g-1. Therefore, the extrapolated maximum discharge capacity of a carbon sample is 2 mass %. Furthermore, it can be concluded, that the hydrogen sorption mechanism is related to the surface of the sample, i.e. a surface adsorption process.
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Züttel, A., Sudan, P., Mauron, P. et al. Model for the hydrogen adsorption on carbon nanostructures. Appl. Phys. A 78, 941–946 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-003-2412-1
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