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COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 1047, Issue -, Pages 30-37Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2014.08.013
Keywords
Density functional theory; Li-coated B36N24 cluster; Hydrogen storage; Adsorption energy; Gravimetric density
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- National Natural Science Foundation of PR China [11164024]
- Natural Science Foundation of Northwest Normal University [NWNU-KJCXGC-03-62]
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Using density functional theory, we investigate hydrogen adsorption on Li-coated B36N24 clusters. It is found that the preferred binding sites for Li atoms are the hexagonal B4N2 and pentagonal B3N2 rings. The interaction of Li atoms with the cluster is stronger than that among Li atoms. The clustering of Li atoms is avoided. The coated Li atoms are positively charged and the H-2 molecules are polarized when they approach the Li atoms. Each Li atom in the Li-coated B36N24 complexes can adsorb two H-2 molecules. The average adsorption energies are in the range of -0.08 to -0.16 eV/H-2. The fully coated B36N24Li24 can hold up to 48 H-2 with an average adsorption energy of -0.09 eV/H-2, corresponding to a hydrogen uptake of 9.7 wt%. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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