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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Toh-ming LU, Loudonville, NY (US);
Gwo-ching Wang, Loudonville, NY (US);
Fu Tang, Troy, NY (US);
Thomas Parker, Albany, NY (US);
Inventors:
Toh-Ming Lu, Loudonville, NY (US);
Gwo-Ching Wang, Loudonville, NY (US);
Fu Tang, Troy, NY (US);
Thomas Parker, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nanostructure includes a plurality of metal nanoblades positioned with one edge on a substrate. Each of the plurality of metal nanoblades has a large surface area to mass ratio and a width smaller than a length. A method of storing hydrogen includes coating a plurality of magnesium nanoblades with a hydrogen storage catalyst and storing hydrogen by chemically forming magnesium hydride with the plurality of magnesium nanoblades.