Research Article

Hydrogenated Microstructure and Its Hydrogenation Properties: A Density Functional Theory Study

Table 2

Energy descriptors of clusters.

Cluster nameΔΔΔΔω
kJ/molkJ/molkJ/molkJ/mol

Mg–(H2)−76.1376.1379.31212.46
Mg–(H2)2−43.9387.8478.00104.43
Mg2Ni–(H2)2−25.1150.2254.7265.95

Δ: interaction energy, Δ: adsorption energy, Δ: desorption energy, Δω: reaction electrophilicity.