@article { ISI:000295235200041,
	title = {Ab initio and periodic DFT investigation of hydrogen storage on light metal-decorated MOF-5},
	journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},
	volume = {36},
	number = {17},
	year = {2011},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {10816-10827},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>The effect of light metal (M = Li, Be, Mg, and Al) decoration on the stability of metal organic framework MOF-5 and its hydrogen adsorption is investigated by ab initio and periodic density functional theory (DFT) calculations by employing models of the form BDC:M-2:nH(2) and MOF-5:M-2:nH(2), where BDC stands for the benzenedicarboxylate organic linker and MOF-5 represents the primitive unit cell. The suitability of the periodic DFT method employing the GGA-PBE functional is tested against MP2/6-311 + G* and MP2/cc-pVTZ molecular calculations. A correlation between the charge transfer and interaction energies is revealed. The metal-MOF-5 interactions are analyzed using the frontier molecular orbital approach. Difference charge density plots show that H-2 molecules get polarized due to the charge generated on the metal atom adsorbed over the BDC linker, resulting in electrostatic guest-host interactions. Our solid state results show that amongst the four metal atoms, Mg and Be decoration does not stabilize the MOF-5 to any significant extent. Li and Al decoration strengthened the H-2-MOE-5 interactions relative to the pure MOF-5 exhibited by the enhanced binding energies. The hydrogen binding energies for the Li- and Al-decorated MOF-5 were found to be sensible for allowing reversible hydrogen storage at ambient temperatures. A high hydrogen uptake of 4.3 wt.\% and 3.9 wt.\% is also predicted for the Li- and Al-decorated MOF-5, respectively. Copyright (C) 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {ab initio calculations, Density functional theory, Hydrogen binding energies, Hydrogen storage, Metal-Pi-Arene interactions},
	issn = {0360-3199},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.165},
	author = {Dixit, Mudit and Maark, Tuhina Adit and Pal, Sourav}
}
@article { ISI:000332999800006,
	title = {Photoelectrochemical splitting of water with nanocrystalline Zn1-xMnxO thin films: first-principle DFT computations supporting the systematic experimental endeavor},
	journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},
	volume = {39},
	number = {8},
	year = {2014},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {3637-3648},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Photoelectrochemical splitting of water with nanocrystalline Zn1-xMnxO thin films was investigated. ZnO thin films with 1, 3, 5 and 7\% at. Mn incorporation were synthesized by sol gel method and characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Mn incorporation coupled with variation in sintering temperature led to significant microstructural changes, which tentatively influenced the magnitude of optical absorption and charge carrier mobility, thereby impacting the performance of such systems towards photoelectrochemical splitting of water. Electronic structure computations based on first principle density functional theory (DFT) revealed electronic states of Mn being responsible for the marginally recorded red shift in bandgap energy. Photoelectrochemical measurements using thin films of 1\% at. Mn:ZnO sintered at 600 degrees C yielded 3 times enhanced photocurrent at zero bias due to improved optical absorption. Plausible explanations for the effect have also been offered. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Density functional theory, Hydrogen energy, Mn doped ZnO, Optical properties, Photoelectrochemical water splitting},
	issn = {0360-3199},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.12.150},
	author = {Sharma, Vidhika and Dixit, Mudit and Satsangi, Vibha R. and Dass, Sahab and Pal, Sourav and Shrivastav, Rohit}
}
