Dissociation of H{sub 2} on carbon doped aluminum cluster Al{sub 6}C
- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070 (China)
The dissociation of H{sub 2} molecule is the first step for chemical storage of hydrogen, and the energy barrier of the dissociation is the key factor to decide the kinetics of the regeneration of the storage material. As a light element, aluminum is an important candidate component for storage materials with high gravimetric density. This paper investigates the adsorption and dissociation of H{sub 2} on carbon doping aluminum cluster Al{sub 6}C. The study shows that doping carbon into aluminum cluster can significantly change the electronic structure and increase the stability. Al{sub 6}C has a few stable isomers with close energies and their structures are quite flexible. The molecular adsorption of H{sub 2} on Al{sub 6}C is very weak, but the H{sub 2} molecule can be dissociated easily on this cluster. The stable product of the dissociated adsorption is searched and the different paths for the dissociation are investigated. During the dissociation of H{sub 2}, the structure of the cluster adjusts accordingly, and strong orbital interaction between the hydrogen and the cluster occurs. The calculated energy barrier for the dissociation is only 0.30 eV, which means the dissociation can take place at moderate temperatures.
- OSTI ID:
- 22420021
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 141, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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