Ca and K decorated germanene as hydrogen storage: An ab initio study

College

College of Science

Department/Unit

Physics

Document Type

Article

Source Title

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volume

43

Issue

9

First Page

4393

Last Page

4400

Publication Date

3-1-2018

Abstract

© 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC The hydrogen storage capacity and performance of Ca and K decorated germanene were studied using density functional theory calculation. The Ca and K adatoms were found to be sufficiently bonded to the germanene without clustering at the hollow site. Further investigation has shown an ionic bonding is apparent based on the charge density difference and Bader charge analysis. Upon adsorption of H2 on the decorated germanene, it was found that the Ca and K decorated systems could adsorb 8 and 9 H2 molecules, respectively. The adsorption energies of H2 molecules were within the Van der Waals energy (400–435 meV), suggesting weak physisorption. The charge density profile revealed that the electron of H2 moved toward the adatom decoration without leaving the local region of H2. This suggests that a dipole-dipole interaction was apparent and consistent with the energy range found. Finally, the gravimetric density obtained from the adsorption of H2 on the decorated germanene shows that this material is a potential for H2 storage media.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.01.071

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