Nanostructured carbons modified with nickel as potential novel reversible hydrogen storage materials: Effects of nickel particle size

In this study, ordered mesoporous carbons CMK-3 were prepared by a nanocasting method using SBA-15 silica as template and sucrose as carbon source. The pure CMK-3 was modified with nickel by wet impregnation method and the effects on hydrogen storage capacity were studied at different pressures and temperatures. The structural, textural and chemical properties were evaluated in order to investigate their correlation with hydrogen adsorption properties. Also, computational methods (DFT) contributed to the understanding of hydrogen storage interactions in the Ni/C samples.