High-throughput screening of small-molecule adsorption in MOF
arXiv:1306.1873 · doi:10.1039/C3TA12395B
Abstract
Using high-throughput screening coupled with state-of-the-art van der Waals density functional theory, we investigate the adsorption properties of four important molecules, H_2, CO_2, CH_4, and H_2O in MOF-74-M with M = Be, Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Zr, Nb, Ru, Rh, Pd, La, W, Os, Ir, and Pt. We show that high-throughput techniques can aid in speeding up the development and refinement of effective materials for hydrogen storage, carbon capture, and gas separation. The exploration of the configurational adsorption space allows us to extract crucial information concerning, for example, the competition of water with CO_2 for the adsorption "pockets." We find that only a few noble metals---Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt---favor the adsorption of CO_2 and hence are potential candidates for effective carbon-capture materials. Our findings further reveal significant differences in the binding characteristics of H_2, CO_2, CH_4, and H_2O within the MOF structure, indicating that molecular blends can be successfully separated by these nano-porous materials.
arXiv commentPublished in Chem. Mater. (2013)
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