Hydrogen Storage on Calcium-Coated Toroidal Carbon Nanostructure C120 modeled with Density Functional Theory

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Main Author: A. Cruz-Torres
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Published: Sociedad Mexicana de Física A.C. 2013
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contents Hydrogen Storage on Calcium-Coated Toroidal Carbon Nanostructure C120 modeled with Density Functional Theory A. Cruz-Torres F. de L. Castillo-Alvarado J. Ortíz-López J. S. Arellano Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas Hydrogen storage toroidal carbon nanostructure density functional theory calculation Ab initio density functional calculations are performed for a toroidal carbon C 120 nanostructure doped with one to ten calcium atoms bonded to its outer surface. The calculations are based on DFT with the generalized gradient approximation PW91 (Perdew and Wang) as implemented in the Materials Studio v.4.3 code. Dmol 3 module is used to calculate, among others, total energies, charge density, HOMO- LUMO and Mulliken population analysis. Based on these results, it is possible to propose that a single Ca atom is able to adsorb up to 6 H 2 molecules. The study is extended for a system with ten Ca atoms, which can adsorb up to 60 H 2 molecules. This leads to 6.16 weight percentage for the gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity which fulfills the US Department of Energy (DOE) target (6 wt%) for onboard hydrogen storage systems for the year 2010. Accordingly, the calcium-coated toroidal carbon C 120 nanostructure is a good quality candidate for H 2 storage with higher adsorption energy than on pristine carbon nanotorus. 2013 artículo científico 0035-001X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57030970021 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=570 Revista Mexicana de Física application/pdf Sociedad Mexicana de Física A.C. Revista Mexicana de Física (México) Num.1 Vol.59
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spellingShingle Hydrogen Storage on Calcium-Coated Toroidal Carbon Nanostructure C120 modeled with Density Functional Theory
A. Cruz-Torres
Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Hydrogen storage
toroidal carbon nanostructure
density functional theory calculation
Hydrogen Storage on Calcium-Coated Toroidal Carbon Nanostructure C120 modeled with Density Functional Theory A. Cruz-Torres F. de L. Castillo-Alvarado J. Ortíz-López J. S. Arellano Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas Hydrogen storage toroidal carbon nanostructure density functional theory calculation Ab initio density functional calculations are performed for a toroidal carbon C 120 nanostructure doped with one to ten calcium atoms bonded to its outer surface. The calculations are based on DFT with the generalized gradient approximation PW91 (Perdew and Wang) as implemented in the Materials Studio v.4.3 code. Dmol 3 module is used to calculate, among others, total energies, charge density, HOMO- LUMO and Mulliken population analysis. Based on these results, it is possible to propose that a single Ca atom is able to adsorb up to 6 H 2 molecules. The study is extended for a system with ten Ca atoms, which can adsorb up to 60 H 2 molecules. This leads to 6.16 weight percentage for the gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity which fulfills the US Department of Energy (DOE) target (6 wt%) for onboard hydrogen storage systems for the year 2010. Accordingly, the calcium-coated toroidal carbon C 120 nanostructure is a good quality candidate for H 2 storage with higher adsorption energy than on pristine carbon nanotorus. 2013 artículo científico 0035-001X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57030970021 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=570 Revista Mexicana de Física application/pdf Sociedad Mexicana de Física A.C. Revista Mexicana de Física (México) Num.1 Vol.59
title Hydrogen Storage on Calcium-Coated Toroidal Carbon Nanostructure C120 modeled with Density Functional Theory
topic Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Hydrogen storage
toroidal carbon nanostructure
density functional theory calculation
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57030970021