Designing carbon nanoframeworks tailored for hydrogen storage

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• 作者：Philippe F. Weck ; Eunja Kim ; Naduvalath Balakrishnan ; Hansong Cheng ; Boris I. Yakobson
• 刊名：Chemical Physics Letters
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：11 May 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：439
• 期：4-6
• 页码：354-359
• 全文大小：840 K

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Based on first-principles calculations, we propose a novel class of 3-D materials consisting of small diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) functionalized by organic ligands as potential hydrogen storage media. Specifically, we have carried out density functional theory calculations to determine the stable structures and properties of nanoframeworks consisting of (5, 0) and (3, 3) SWCNTs constrained by phenyl spacers. Valence and conduction properties, as well as normal modes, of pristine nanotubes are found to change significantly upon functionalization, in a way that can serve as experimental diagnostics of the successful synthesis of the proposed framework structures. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations indicate that such systems are thermodynamically stable for on-board hydrogen storage.