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September 5, 2025ChemistrySelect0 citations

B3N3Li6‐nH2 Complexes: A Computational Breakthrough in High‐Capacity and Stable Hydrogen Storage Systems

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HSHarshita SrivastavaASAmbrish Kumar Srivastava

Key Points

  • The B3N3Li6-6H2 complex achieves hydrogen storage of 9.44 wt%, surpassing DOE benchmarks.
  • Adsorption energy analysis shows favorable values between −0.123 to −0.100 eV, ensuring reversible uptake.
  • Thermal stability validated through ADMP simulations demonstrates resilience from 0 to 500 K.
  • Stabilization arises from strong ion-induced dipole interactions between Li-atoms and H2 molecules.

Abstract

Abstract Efficient hydrogen storage is critical for enabling a sustainable energy future, demanding materials with exceptional capacity, reversibility, and stability under diverse conditions. Here, we investigate the hexalithioborazine (B 3 N 3 Li 6 ) as a promising hydrogen storage system, leveraging its unique structural and electronic properties using density functional theory. Systematic adsorption energy analysis reveals highly favorable adsorption energies ranging from −0.123 to −0.100 eV, ensuring reversible hydrogen uptake. Remarkably, the B 3 N 3 Li 6 ‐6H 2 complex achieves a hydrogen storage capacity of 9.44 wt%, surpassing DOE benchmarks, while adsorption extends up to 15H 2 molecules, attaining an unprecedented capacity of 20.69 wt%. The stabilization arises from strong ion‐induced dipole interactions between Li‐atoms and H 2 molecules, facilitated by charge transfer and polarization. Thermal stability of the B 3 N 3 Li 6 ‐6H 2 system is validated through atom density matrix propagation (ADMP) simulations across a broad temperature range (0–500 K), demonstrating stability even at elevated temperatures. These findings may suggest B 3 N 3 Li 6 as a transformative material for next‐generation hydrogen storage technologies, bridging the theoretical potential and practical application gap.

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Srivastava et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4d206d6d5674bcd010c4https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202502403
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