Effect of pH on enhancement of hydrogen storage capacity in carbon nanotubes on a copper substrate

Abstract

Electrochemical storage of hydrogen in Cu–CNTs (copper and carbon nanotubes) electrodes was studied by Chronopotentiometry technique. In this project effective absorption factors in atomic hydrogenation by CNTs such as charge/discharge (C & D) cyclic number, current and also different pHs were studied. Acidic method was used for purifying and functionalizing the CNTs, and the outputs were characterized using XRD spectroscopy. The CNTs were deposited on copper foam with nano metric porosity by electrophoretic method (EPD). By comparing the results of different experiments in different charge and discharge cycles, it was observed that multi-wall carbon nanotubes in the current of 3 mA with pH=5.4 have a maximum discharge capacity