Parametrization of a reactive force field for aluminum hydride
Abstract
A reactive force field, REAXFF, for aluminum hydride has been developed based on density functional theory (DFT) derived data. REAXFF_(AlH_3) is used to study the dynamics governing hydrogen desorption in AlH_3. During the abstraction process of surface molecular hydrogen charge transfer is found to be well described by REAXFF_(AlH_3). Results on heat of desorption versus cluster size show that there is a strong dependence of the heat of desorption on the particle size, which implies that nanostructuring enhances desorption process. In the gas phase, it was observed that small alane clusters agglomerated into a bigger cluster. After agglomeration molecular hydrogen was desorbed from the structure. This thermodynamically driven spontaneous agglomeration followed by desorption of molecular hydrogen provides a mechanism on how mobile alane clusters can facilitate the mass transport of aluminum atoms during the thermal decomposition of NaAlH_4.
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©2009 American Institute of Physics. Received 2 April 2009; accepted 26 June 2009; published 22 July 2009. This work was supported by the Advanced Chemical Technologies for Sustainability (ACTS), which is funded by Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO). J.G.O.O. acknowledges fruitful discussions with Jason Graetz and Andreas Zuttel.Attached Files
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- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)
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