Adsorbents for efficient hydrogen storage require both a high gravimetric and volumetric storage capacity. A catenation strategy guided by hydrogen bonding is now demonstrated for the construction of supramolecular crystals with both high volumetric and large gravimetric surface areas, robustness and ideal pore diameters, which contribute to their good performance for hydrogen storage.
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Supramolecular crystals for hydrogen storage. Nat. Chem. 16, 1941–1942 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01661-3
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