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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 43, Issue 11, Pages 5680-5689Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.01.159
Keywords
Hydrogen economy; [4,4]Paracyclophane; DFT; Hydrogen storage; Kubas interaction
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi (CSIR) [01(2782)14/EMR-II]
- IIT Ropar
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Storing hydrogen for commercial purpose with high gravimetric density is a major task. Li and Sc are functionalized over delocalized pi electrons of [4,4]paracyclophane to explore reversible hydrogen storing capacity. Electronic structure calculations are performed with Minnesota 06 hybrid functional and 6-311G(d,p) basis set. [4,4]paracyclophane binds strongly to Sc showing Dewar coordination. Sc functionalized [4,4]paracyclophane complex has a capacity of holding 10 H-2 molecules while Li functionalized complex holds 8 H2 molecules with hydrogen weight percentage of 11.8% and 13.7% respectively. Conceptual DFT parameters namely hardness and electrophilicity confirm the high stability of the complexes. Atom Density Matrix Propagation simulations at various temperatures and their desorption pattern indicate reversibility of adsorbed hydrogens. The study confirms the potential of Sc functionalized [4,4]paracyclophanes as a hydrogen storage material. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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