First-principles study on the stability of intermediate compounds of LiBH₄
- Ohba, Nobuko Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Miwa, Kazutoshi Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Aoki, Masakazu Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Noritake, Tatsuo Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Towata, Shin-ichi Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Nakamori, Yuko Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Orimo, Shin-ichi Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Züttel, Andreas Physics Department, University of Fribourg, Switzerland - Department of Environment, Energy and Mobility, EMPA, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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25.08.2006
Published in:
- Physical Review B. - 2006, vol. 74, p. 075110
English
We report the results of the first-principles calculation on the intermediate compounds of LiBH₄. The stability of LiB₃H₈ and Li₂BnHn (n=5–12) has been examined with the ultrasoft pseudopotential method based on the density-functional theory. Theoretical prediction has suggested that monoclinic Li₂B₁₂H₁₂ is the most stable among the candidate materials. We propose the following hydriding (dehydriding) process of LiBH₄ via this intermediate compound: LiBH₄ <-> 1/2Li₂B₁₂H₁₂+5/6LiH+13/12H₂ <-> LiH+B+3/2H₂. The hydrogen content and enthalpy of the first reaction are estimated to be 10 mass % and 56 kJ/mol H₂, respectively, and those of the second reaction are 4 mass % and 125 kJ/mol H₂. They are in good agreement with experimental results of the thermal desorption spectra of LiBH₄. Our calculation has predicted that the bending modes for the Γ-phonon frequencies of monoclinic Li₂B₁₂H₁₂ are lower than that of LiBH₄, while stretching modes are higher. These results are very useful for the experimental search and identification of possible intermediate compounds.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Physique
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- English
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- Physics
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- RERO DOC 6414
- DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.075110
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/300168
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