Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 2197-2203Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00894-012-1751-2
Keywords
B3LYP; DFT; Nanotube; Sensor; Theoretical study
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In order to explore a sensor for detection of toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) molecules, interaction of pristine and defected Al-rich aluminum nitride nanotubes (AlNNT) with a HCN molecule has been investigated using density functional theory calculations in terms of energetic, geometric, and electronic properties. It has been found that unlike the pristine AlNNT, the Al-rich AlNNT can effectively interact with the HCN molecule so that its conductivity changes upon the exposure to this molecule. The adsorption energies of HCN on the pristine and defected AlNNTs have been calculated to be in the range of -0.16 to -0.62 eV and -1.75 to -2.21 eV, respectively. We believe that creating Al-rich defects may be a good strategy for improving the sensitivity of these tubes toward HCN molecules, which cannot be trapped and detected by the pristine AlNNT.
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