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Atomic Hydrogen Storage in a Two-Dimensional Hydrogenated Diamond-Like Carbon Film


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The present communication describes the two-dimensional hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (2D-HDLC) film as a system for storing atomic hydrogen, having hydrogen content in atomic per cent ~37.5 corresponding to gravimetric density of hydrogen ~5.8 wt%.

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Graphane, Gravimetric Density, Green Fuel, Hydrogen Storage.
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Authors

Nihar Ranjan Ray
Centre for Indological Studies and Research, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Kolkata 700 029, India

Abstract


The present communication describes the two-dimensional hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (2D-HDLC) film as a system for storing atomic hydrogen, having hydrogen content in atomic per cent ~37.5 corresponding to gravimetric density of hydrogen ~5.8 wt%.

Keywords


Graphane, Gravimetric Density, Green Fuel, Hydrogen Storage.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv112%2Fi07%2F1564-1567