Metal-Organic Polyhedral Frameworks: High H_2 Adsorption Capacities and Neutron Powder Diffraction Studies

摘要

Hydrogen (H_2) is widely considered to be a potential alternative to fossil fuels for mobile applications because of its environmental benefit and high energy density. However, development of an efficient on-board storage system remains a challenge. Porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been intensively investigated for H_2 storage and, compared to other physisorbents such as porous zeolites and carbon materials, have the advantages of high internal surface areas and pore volumes coupled to tunable pore sizes and functional walls.