Benzene Adsorption on C24, Si@C24, Si-Doped C24, and C20 Fullerenes
- Authors: Baei M.T.1
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Affiliations:
- Department of Chemistry, Azadshahr Branch
- Issue: Vol 91, No 13 (2017)
- Pages: 2530-2538
- Section: Structure of Matter and Quantum Chemistry
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0036-0244/article/view/169826
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024417130143
- ID: 169826
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Abstract
The absorption feasibility of benzene molecule in the C24, Si@C24, Si-doped C24, and C20 fullerenes has been studied based on calculated electronic properties of these fullerenes using Density functional Theory (DFT). It is found that energy of benzene adsorption on C24, Si@C24, and Si-doped C24 fullerenes were in range of –2.93 and –51.19 kJ/mol with little changes in their electronic structure. The results demonstrated that the C24, Si@C24, and Si-doped C24 fullerenes cannot be employed as a chemical adsorbent or sensor for benzene. Silicon doping cannot significantly modify both the electronic properties and benzene adsorption energy of C24 fullerene. On the other hand, C20 fullerene exhibits a high sensitivity, so that the energy gap of the fullerene is changed almost 89.19% after the adsorption process. We concluded that the C20 fullerene can be employed as a reliable material for benzene detection.
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About the authors
Mohammad T. Baei
Department of Chemistry, Azadshahr Branch
Author for correspondence.
Email: Baei52@yahoo.com
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Azadshahr, Golestan
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