[N2H7+][B2H7–] supersalt as an alternative of [NH4+][BH4–] for efficient hydrogen storage
摘要
Supersalts are charge transfer salts, which differ from traditional salts due to preferred dissociation into ionic fragments. These can be formed by the interaction of superalkalis with superhalogens. The inherent instability of [NH4+][BH4–] against dissociation to ammonia borane restricts its practical application in hydrogen storage. In this work, we design [N2H7+][B2H7–] by using binuclear superalkali cation (N2H7+) and superhalogen anion (B2H7–) using DFT and MP2 methods. Although its gravimetric hydrogen density (22%) is slightly smaller than that of [NH4+][BH4–] (24%), its dissociation energy and enthalpy are large enough to confirm its stability. The enhanced stability of [N2H7+][B2H7–] can be attributed to its supersalt behavior, which makes it a possible candidate for chemical hydrogen storage.
MethodsDFT calculations were performed using a long-range dispersion corrected ωB97xD functional with a 6–311 + + G(d,p) basis set in the Gaussian 16 program. The results were recalculated using the second-order Moller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) with the same basis set.