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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 104, Issue 51, Pages 20173-20176Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708603104
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first-principles calculations; molecular adsorption; molecular dynamics; porous materials
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A significant improvement in molecular hydrogen uptake properties is revealed by our ab initio calculations for Li-decorated metal-organic framework 5. We have found that two Li atoms are strongly adsorbed on the surfaces of the six-carbon rings, one on each side, carrying a charge of +0.9e per Li atom. Each Li can cluster three H-2 molecules around itself with a binding energy of 12 kJ (mol H-2)(-1). Furthermore, we show from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations with a hydrogen loading of 18 H2 per formula unit that a hydrogen uptake of 2.9 wt % at 200 K and 2.0 wt % at 300 K is achievable. To our knowledge, this is the highest hydrogen storage capacity reported for metal-organic framework 5 under such thermodynamic conditions.
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