Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2008-11-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
accepted in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Scientific paper
The kinetics of hydrogen absorption by magnesium bulk is affected by two main activated processes: the dissociation of the H$_2$ molecule and the diffusion of atomic H into the bulk. In order to have fast absorption kinetics both activated processed need to have a low barrier. Here we report a systematic ab-initio density functional theory investigation of H$_2$ dissociation and subsequent atomic H diffusion on TM(=Ti,V,Zr,Fe,Ru,Co,Rh,Ni,Pd,Cu,Ag)-doped Mg(0001) surfaces. The calculations show that doping the surface with TM's on the left of the periodic table eliminates the barrier for the dissociation of the molecule, but the H atoms bind very strongly to the TM, therefore hindering diffusion. Conversely, TM's on the right of the periodic table don't bind H, however, they do not reduce the barrier to dissociate H$_2$ significantly. Our results show that Fe, Ni and Rh, and to some extent Co and Pd, are all exceptions, combining low activation barriers for both processes, with Ni being the best possible choice.
Alfe' Dario
Pozzo Monica
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