ab initio electronic structure of alkali borohydrides: an ab initio study w. gempel and n. kioussis...
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Ab initio electronic structure of Alkali Borohydrides: An Ab Initio Study
W. Gempel and N. Kioussis
California State University Northridge
D. Papaconstantopoulos
Naval Research Laboratory
• Introduction
• Method
• Results and discussion
• ConclusionSupported by NSF
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Low-T Structure
Simple Tetragonal
P42/nmc
High-T Structure
Disordered fcc
Fm-3m
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Calculational Details
• VASP
• PAW / GGA
• Converged Primitive Cells to 1 meV
• 700 eV Plane Wave Cutoff
• 5x5x5 Monkhorst-Pack Mesh
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NaBH4 Lattice
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KBH4 Lattice
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Comparison with Experiment Low-T Structures
NaBH4 Tetra VASP 10K
a (Å) 4.3389 4.3320
c (Å) 5.8649 5.8690
H-B (Å) 1.2252 1.2200
Angle (°) 109.144 109.223
110.127 109.969
Experimental Data from Fischer, Zuettel Materials Science Forum 443-444 pg. 287
KBH4 Tetra VASP 1.5K
a (Å) 4.7810 4.7004
c (Å) 6.6934 6.5979
H-B (Å) 1.22840 1.1960
Angle (°) 109.440 109.392
109.533 109.511
Experimental Data from Renaudin, Gomes, Hagemann, et al J Alloys & Compounds, 375 pg. 96
FCC 295K
a (Å) 6.1144 6.1737
H-B (Å) 1.2241 1.1782
FCC 295K
a 6.7500 6.7306
H-B 1.2287 1.1963
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Low Temperature Density of States
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Low TemperatureCharge Density Accumulation
NaBH4
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High Temperature Charge Density Accumulation
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Heat of FormationKJ per mol H2: MBH4->MH + B + 3/2 H2
NaBH4 Low Temperature -79.980
NaBH4 High Temperature -76.945
KBH4 Low Temperature -99.467
KBH4 High Temperature -98.479
KJ per mol H2: MBH4->M + B + 2H2
NaBH4 Low Temperature -100.286
NaBH4 High Temperature -97.251
KBH4 Low Temperature -119.388
KBH4 High Temperature -118.401
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Brief Comparison with NaAlH4
• Borohydrides are sp-Hybridized
• Sodium Alanate is Ionic
• Larger Heat of Formation for Borohydrides
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Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
• W.M. Keck Foundation
• NASA/JPL Grant
• Naval Research Laboratory