Multiply Surface-Functionalized Nanoporous Carbon for Vehicular Hydrogen Storage

Fabricate high-surface-area, multiply surface• functionalized carbon (“substituted materials”) for reversible hydrogen storage with superior storage capacity (strong physisorption). Characterize materials and storage performance. • Evaluate efficacy of surface functionalization, experimentally and computationally, for fabrication of materials with deep potential wells for hydrogen sorption (high binding energies). Optimize gravimetric and volumetric storage • capacity by optimizing pore architecture and surface composition (“engineered nanospaces”).