Hydrogen storage comparison of M doped vanadium oxide nanotubes (M = Mo, Zr and W): A molecular simulation study

Abstract

Zr, Mo and W doped Vanadium oxide nanotube were considered as remarkable materials for hydrogen storage applications. Monte Carlo molecular simulation was performed to study the adsorption behavior of hydrogen molecules on Vanadium oxide nanotubes (VONTs). The effects of temperature, pressure and mole percent of hydrogen on adsorption capacity of VONTs were investigated to provide deep insight of adsorption behavior. The results represented that hydrogen adsorption is an increasing function of pressure and at about 50 MPa all three metal doped VONT has maximum hydrogen capacity. At 5 MPa and room temperature, the hydrogen capacities of Mo, W and Zr doped VONTs were 1.39, 0.88 and 1.43 w% respectively. With temperature increment up to room temperature, more reduction in initial hydrogen capacity were observed in Mo and Zr doped VONTs.Evaluating hydrogen adsorption of Zr doped VONT from pure and hydrogen /nitrogen mixtures at 300 K indicated that under 2 Mpa, modifications in adsorption capacities were insignificant after N2 addition to the environment. Therefore, Zr doped VONT in hydrogen /nitrogen mixture environment can act as a capable adsorbent for Hydrogen storage system in comparison with Mo and W doped VONTs.