Sieving of H2 and D2 Through End-to-End Nanotubes
Sieving of H2 and D2 Through End-to-End Nanotubes
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通过端到端纳米管筛选 H2 和 D2
DOI:
10.1088/0253-6102/62/4/11
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发表时间:
2014
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S. Bernardi
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作者:
Devagnik Dasgupta;D. Searles;L. Rondoni;S. Bernardi
We study the quantum molecular sieving of H2 and D2 through two nanotubes placed end-to-end. An analytic treatment, assuming that the particles have classical motion along the axis of the nanotube and are confined in a potential well in the radial direction, is considered. Using this idealistic model, and under certain conditions, it is found that this device can act as a complete sieve, allowing chemically pure deuterium to be isolated from an isotope mixture. We also consider a more realistic model of two carbon nanotubes and carry out molecular dynamics simulations using a Feynman—Hibbs potential to model the quantum effects on the dynamics of H2 and D2. Sieving is also observed in this case, but is caused by a different process.