Sieving hydrogen based on its high compressibility

Hangyan Chen; Deyan Sun; Xingao Gong; Zhifeng Liu

Sieving hydrogen based on its high compressibility

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Abstract

Based on carbon nanotube intramolecular junction and a C60, a molecular sieve for hydrogen is presented. The small interspace between C60 and junction provides a size changeable channel for the permselectivity of hydrogen while blocking Ne and Ar. The sieving mechanism is due to the high compressibility of hydrogen.

March 24, 2011, 12:27 PM – March 24, 2011, 12:39 PM

Authors

Hangyan Chen
- Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Deyan Sun
- Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Xingao Gong
- Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Zhifeng Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Scientific Modeling and Computation, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China