Titanium-capped carbon chains as promising new hydrogen storage media

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2010-11-16

arxiv.org/abs/1011.3570v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

accepted for publication in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

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The capacity of Ti-capped sp carbon atomic chains for use as hydrogen storage media is studied using first-principles density functional theory. The Ti atom is strongly attached at one end of the carbon chains via d-p hybridization, forming stable TiCn complexes. We demonstrate that the number of adsorbed H2 on Ti through Kubas interaction depends upon the chain types. For polyyne (n even) or cumulene (n odd) structures, each Ti atom can hold up to five or six H2 molecules, respectively. Furthermore, the TiC5 chain effectively terminated on a C20 fullerene can store hydrogen with optimal binding of 0.52 eV/H2. Our results reveal a possible way to explore high-capacity hydrogen storage materials in truly one-dimensional carbon structures.

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