A facile solution-chemistry method for Cu(OH)2 nanoribbon arrays with noticeable electrochemical hydrogen storage ability at room temperature

Peng Gao; Milin Zhang; Zhongyi Niu; Quanping Xiao

doi:10.1039/B713154B

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A facile solution-chemistry method for Cu(OH)₂nanoribbon arrays with noticeable electrochemical hydrogen storage ability at room temperature†

Peng Gao,*^a Milin Zhang,^a Zhongyi Niu^a and Quanping Xiao^a

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Abstract

Cu(OH)₂ nanoribbon arrays were synthesized by a simple room-temperature solution reaction for the first time, which exhibited noticeable hydrogen storage capacity and large BET surface area.

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Fig. S1: Schematic showing the coordination assembly growth of Cu(OH) ₂ nanoribbons. Fig. S2: SEM image of the Cu(OH) ₂ nanowires prepared only in NH ₃·H ₂O solutions. Fig. S3: N ₂ adsorption–desorption isotherm of the as-obtained Cu(OH) ₂ nanoribbon arrays; inset, pore-size distribution curve obtained from the desorption data. Fig. S4: High magnification FE-SEM image of the boundary between the water layer and benzene layer. Fig. S5: FE-SEM image of the Cu(OH) ₂ nanoribbon arrays after being cycled 50 times at a charge–discharge current density of 10 mA g ⁻¹ PDF (1097K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B713154B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 28 Aug 2007
Accepted: 02 Oct 2007
First published: 12 Oct 2007

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Chem. Commun., 2007, 5197-5199

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A facile solution-chemistry method for Cu(OH)₂ nanoribbon arrays with noticeable electrochemical hydrogen storage ability at room temperature

P. Gao, M. Zhang, Z. Niu and Q. Xiao, Chem. Commun., 2007, 5197 DOI: 10.1039/B713154B

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