Atomic hydrogen adsorption on freestanding α-borophene nanoribbons for hydrogen spillover applications: Insights from density functional theory calculations

by Alexandra B. Santos- Putungan, Marvin U. Herrera, and Darwin B. Putungan

The effects of global warming is of great concern for us and for the future generation. One of the major contributors to global warming is the continuous use of fossil fuel as our primary source of energy. Nowadays, the trend is to shift from the use of fossil fuel to a cleaner source of energy to protect our Mother Earth. Possible alternatives for fossil fuel include the use of wind energy, solar energy, or hydrogen fuel.

Philippines, as an archipelago, is surrounded by water and has an almost infinite source of hydrogen (from water). The capturing of molecular hydrogen has long been studied, and different materials were proposed to be used to capture the said molecule. However, there are instances when the hydrogen molecule dissociated. Thus, there is a need to know which materials can be used to capture and store these dissociated molecular hydrogen. Here comes borophene, a two-dimensional material that could possibly be used to capture and store the said molecule for further use. Using computational methods, we were able to demonstrate the capability of borophene to adsorb hydrogen.

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Complete Citation: AB Santos-Putungan, MU Herrera, and DB Putungan, Atomic hydrogen adsorption on freestanding α-borophene nanoribbons for hydrogen spillover applications: Insights from density functional theory calculations, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2543 (1), 012012.