Hydrogen separation with a graphenylene monolayer: Diffusion Monte Carlo study

Lee, Gwangyoung; Hong, Iuegyun; Ahn, Jeonghwan; Shin, Hyeondeok; Benali, Anouar; Kwon, Yongkyung

doi:10.1063/5.0116092

Hydrogen separation with a graphenylene monolayer: Diffusion Monte Carlo study

Journal Article · Tue Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0116092· OSTI ID:1923082

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Konkuk University, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Here, we performed fixed-node diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) calculations to investigate structural and energetic properties of graphenylene (GPNL), a two-dimensional network of sp²-bonded carbon atoms with large near-circular pores, and its H₂ separation performance for gas mixtures. We have found that the energetic stability of a GPNL monolayer is comparable to that of γ-graphyne, as evidenced by its large cohesive energy of 6.755(3) eV/atom. Diffusion barriers of several gas molecules, including hydrogen, through a GPNL membrane were determined from the analysis of their adsorption energies depending on the adsorption distance, which led to our estimation for hydrogen selectivity with respect to other target molecules. DMC hydrogen selectivity of a GPNL monolayer was found to be exceptionally high at 300 K, as high as 10¹⁰–10¹¹ against CO and N₂ gases. This, along with high hydrogen permeance due to its generic pore structure, leads us to conclude that GPNL is a promising membrane to be used as a high-performance hydrogen separator from gas mixtures. We find that when compared to our DMC results, DFT calculations tend to overestimate H₂ selectivity, which is mostly due to their inaccurate description of short-range repulsive interactions.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Konkuk University; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1923082

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 157; ISSN 0021-9606

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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