First-principles screening of PdCuAg ternary alloys as H2 purification membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 189-196

  Ling, Chen ^a   Semidey Flecha, Lymarie ^a   Sholl, David S ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloys; Hydrogen; Metal membranes; Theory and modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX METALS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DIFFUSIVITIES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METAL MEMBRANE; METAL MEMBRANES; PURIFICATION MEMBRANES; TERNARY COMPOSITION; THEORY AND MODELING;

BINARY ALLOYS; CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FORECASTING; HYDROGEN; METALS; PURIFICATION; SOLUBILITY; TERNARY ALLOYS; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

CERIUM ALLOYS;

ALLOY; COPPER; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; SILVER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIFFUSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; METAL MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 79952248975     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.030     Document Type: Article

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