Pristine carbon allotropes such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), fullerenes, and graphene have been extensively investigated as potential materials for hydrogen storage. Initially, these materials were expected to exhibit a gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity exceeding the U.S. Department of Energy’s target of 6.5 wt%. However, both theoretical and experimental studies have largely contradicted these predictions. While achieving high hydrogen storage capacity in pristine carbon allotropes remains a goal, the absence of suitable carbon materials has compelled researchers to explore alternative approaches. One such approach involves doping carbon allotropes with various metals to enhance their storage capacity. More recently, nitrogen- and boron-doped carbon allotropes have garnered significant attention in this field of research. The introduction of cyclo[n]carbon, a novel class of carbon allotropes, offers fresh opportunities in this area. Research groups worldwide are investigating its material applications, though its hydrogen storage capacity has yet to be fully explored. In the present study, geometries of these monocyclic sp-hybridized carbon allotropes were optimized using density functional theory (DFT) under standard conditions (298 K, 1 atm), revealing planar, delocalized structures with alternating single and triple bonds that facilitate physisorptive hydrogen interactions. It is observed that cyclo[10]carbon can achieve a gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity of 9.1 wt%, while cyclo[14]carbon and cyclo[16]carbon exhibit lower capacities of 2.3 wt% and 3.0 wt%, respectively, highlighting a trend of decreasing efficiency with increasing ring size due to reduced curvature and charge localization.
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