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Hydrogen Storage in Bilayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride: A First-Principles Study.

ABSTRACT: Using first-principles calculations, we report on the structural and electronic properties of bilayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), incorporating hydrogen (H₂) molecules inside the cavity for potential H₂-storage applications. Decrease in binding energies and desorption temperatures with an accompanying increase in the weight percentage (upto 4%) by increasing the H₂ molecular concentration hints at the potential applicability of this study. Moreover, we highlight the role of different density functionals in understanding the decreasing energy gaps and effective carrier masses and the underlying phenomenon for molecular adsorption. Furthermore, energy barriers involving H₂ diffusion across minimum-energy sites are also discussed. Our findings provide significant insights into the potential of using bilayer h-BN in hydrogen-based energy-storage applications.

SUBMITTER: Rai DP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8603186 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

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Hydrogen Storage in Bilayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride: A First-Principles Study.

Rai Dibya Prakash DP Chettri Bhanu B Patra Prasanta Kumar PK Sattar Shahid S

ACS omega 20211103 45

Using first-principles calculations, we report on the structural and electronic properties of bilayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), incorporating hydrogen (H2) molecules inside the cavity for potential H2-storage applications. Decrease in binding energies and desorption temperatures with an accompanying increase in the weight percentage (upto 4%) by increasing the H2 molecular concentration hints at the potential applicability of this study. Moreover, we ...[more]

PMID: 34805667

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