First-principles investigation of sodium and lithium alloyed alanates

被引:8
作者
Ma, Zhu [1 ]
Chou, M. Y. [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
关键词
Hydrogen storage materials; Crystal structure; Phase interpolation; First-principles calculation; HYDROGEN-STORAGE MATERIALS; TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; WAVE BASIS-SET; NEUTRON-DIFFRACTION; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; X-RAY; HYDRIDES; FORMALISM; METALS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.01.025
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present a first-principles investigation to study the possible alloy phases of sodium and lithium alanates. Structural and energetics properties of alloy systems Na1-xLixAlH4 and Na3(1-x)Li3xAlH6 are studied via phase interpolation. Alloy system Na1-xLixAlH4 is found to have a small mixing energy (<5 kj/mol). The equilibrium structure undergoes a transition from a tetragonal structure to a monoclinic structure between x = 0.25 and 0.5. Within each structure the cell volume decreases with increasing x, which can be explained by Li having a smaller ion size than Na. Alloy system Na3(1-x)Li3xAlH6 is also studied, and one intermediate composition Na2LiAlH6 is found to be stable in agreement with experimental findings. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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