First-principles vdW-DF study on the enhanced hydrogen storage capacity of Pt-adsorbed graphene.

Ab initio vdW calculations with the DFT level of theory were used to investigate hydrogen (H₂) adsorption on Pt-adsorbed graphene (Pt-graphene). We have explored the most energetically favorable sites for single Pt atom adsorption on the graphene surface. The interaction of H₂ with the energetically favorable Pt-graphene system was then investigated.

Density functional theory study of epoxy polymer chains adsorbing onto single-walled carbon nanotubes: electronic and mechanical properties.

We performed first principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the effect of epoxy monomer content on the electronic and mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Our calculation results reveal that interfacial interaction increases with increasing numbers of epoxy monomers on the surface of SWCNTs. Furthermore, density of states (DOS) results showed no orbital hybridization between the epoxy monomers and nanotubes.