Influence of Electric Field in the Adsorption of Atomic Hydrogen on Graphene

The influence of external electric field (EF) in the adsorption of atomic hydrogen on graphene (H/G) was studied by means of electronic structure calculations based on spin-polarized density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The changes in atomic hydrogen physisorption...

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Main Authors: C. Cab, R. Medina-Esquivel, C. Acosta, J. Mendez-Gamboa, F. Peñuñuri, A. Tapia
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Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/847804
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description The influence of external electric field (EF) in the adsorption of atomic hydrogen on graphene (H/G) was studied by means of electronic structure calculations based on spin-polarized density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The changes in atomic hydrogen physisorption-chemisorption on graphene owed to EF (which ranged between −1.25 V/Å and 0.75 V/Å) were determined. Analysis of the electronic charge density for an H/G system explained the EF influences on the adsorption properties (analyzing changes in electronic charge density for H/G system). A decrease of more than 100% in the chemisorption barrier for an EF of −1.25 V/Å was found. The changes in the electronic charge density confirm the possibility of manipulating the physical-chemical adsorption of hydrogen on graphene by applying electric fields.
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spelling doaj-art-e407a7b461df404f8e9c0438cf1f4b562025-08-20T02:21:34ZengWileyAdvances in Condensed Matter Physics1687-81081687-81242015-01-01201510.1155/2015/847804847804Influence of Electric Field in the Adsorption of Atomic Hydrogen on GrapheneC. Cab0R. Medina-Esquivel1C. Acosta2J. Mendez-Gamboa3F. Peñuñuri4A. Tapia5Facultad de Ingeniería (FIUADY), Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Industrias no Contaminantes y Periférico Norte, Apartado Postal 150 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, YUC, MexicoFacultad de Ingeniería (FIUADY), Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Industrias no Contaminantes y Periférico Norte, Apartado Postal 150 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, YUC, MexicoFacultad de Ingeniería (FIUADY), Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Industrias no Contaminantes y Periférico Norte, Apartado Postal 150 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, YUC, MexicoFacultad de Ingeniería (FIUADY), Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Industrias no Contaminantes y Periférico Norte, Apartado Postal 150 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, YUC, MexicoFacultad de Ingeniería (FIUADY), Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Industrias no Contaminantes y Periférico Norte, Apartado Postal 150 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, YUC, MexicoFacultad de Ingeniería (FIUADY), Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Industrias no Contaminantes y Periférico Norte, Apartado Postal 150 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, YUC, MexicoThe influence of external electric field (EF) in the adsorption of atomic hydrogen on graphene (H/G) was studied by means of electronic structure calculations based on spin-polarized density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The changes in atomic hydrogen physisorption-chemisorption on graphene owed to EF (which ranged between −1.25 V/Å and 0.75 V/Å) were determined. Analysis of the electronic charge density for an H/G system explained the EF influences on the adsorption properties (analyzing changes in electronic charge density for H/G system). A decrease of more than 100% in the chemisorption barrier for an EF of −1.25 V/Å was found. The changes in the electronic charge density confirm the possibility of manipulating the physical-chemical adsorption of hydrogen on graphene by applying electric fields.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/847804
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Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
title Influence of Electric Field in the Adsorption of Atomic Hydrogen on Graphene
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