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The Energetics of the Hydrogenation of a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube

The Energetics of the Hydrogenation of a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube. Janet Ryu Professor Nicola Marzari May 10, 2005 3.021J. Outline. What are carbon nanotubes? Quantum mechanical approaches used. Models of carbon nanotubes. Calculations and results

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The Energetics of the Hydrogenation of a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube

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  1. The Energetics of the Hydrogenation of a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Janet Ryu Professor Nicola Marzari May 10, 2005 3.021J

  2. Outline • What are carbon nanotubes? • Quantum mechanical approaches used. • Models of carbon nanotubes. • Calculations and results • Potential future work with the attachment of organic sidegroups to carbon nanotubes.

  3. Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) • Created by rolling a sheet of graphite into a cylinder. • Hexagonal lattice. • Armchair and Zigzag http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/Chou-Atomic-Structureslg.jpg http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/2/0,1311,sz=1&i=25371,00.jpg

  4. Type of CNT depends on the angle between R and armchair. na1 + ma2= R Chirality, or twist, depends on n and m. Zigzag and Armchair? http://www.pa.msu.edu/cmp/csc/ntproperties/

  5. Properties of Carbon Nanotubes • Extremely small. • Strong and flexible structures. • Efficient heat conductors along tube. • Unique electrical properties. • Superconducting, insulating, semiconducting or conducting. http://www.lce.hut.fi/publications/annual2001/node12.html

  6. Quantum Mechanical Methods • Study infinite systems. • Density Functional Theory http://www.uncp.edu/home/mcclurem/lattice/lattice.html • PWscf (Plane-Wave Self-Consistent Field) • Use PWscf to calculate energies. • Find which geometry has minimum energy. http://www.uncp.edu/home/mcclurem/lattice/lattice.html

  7. Diamond Lattice constant, A=6.73 bohr, at 300 K. Source: Sze, S.M., Physics of Semiconductor Devices, New York, Wiley Interscience Publication, 1981, pp. 848-849.

  8. Carbon Nanotube

  9. Creation of CNT Model with XCrySDen Application for visualizing crystalline and molecular structures. Makes it possible to check that the geometry is described correctly.

  10. Functionalized CNT with 2 Hydrogens

  11. Fully Hydrogenated CNT 2 rings of a 5,0 CNT fully hydrogenated.

  12. Energies of a 5,0 CNT and H2 Hydrogen molecule 5,0 CNT E(CNT) = -227.15609 ryd E(H2) = -2.33059 ryd

  13. Energies of a Functionalized CNT E(CNT + 2H) = -229.53916 ryd -229.52976 ryd -229.50896 ryd

  14. Results Energy required to functionalize a 5,0 CNT with 2H is given by: Ef = E(CNT + 2H) – E(CNT) –E(H2) Ef = -0.05248 ryd Since Ef < 0, E(CNT + 2H) is at lower energy. Hydrogenation of the CNT is thermodynamically favored.

  15. Future Work • Study the physical properties and characteristics of a hydrogenated CNT. • Create a thermodynamical model. • Applications • Ultra-small electronics • Biomedical • Microscopy Nanotube above with Galaxy, Route to the Stars 2 http://www.fna.muohio.edu/amu/nano/ewels.html

  16. Acknowledgments I would like to thank Professor Nicola Marzari and Young-Su Lee for their guidance and help in completing this project. I would also like to thank my classmate Adam Chao for his assistance.

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