Electronic structure, chemical bond and thermal stability of hydrogen absorber Li2MgN2H2

The lowest total energy crystal structure of Li2MgN2H2 was identified by the first principle calculation with RPBE exchange-correlation function. Furthermore, the fine structure parameters of this crystal structure were calculated with PBE and PW91 exchange-correlation function. In a further step, the density of states, electron density, charge density difference on (0 0 1) plane and heat of formation of Li2MgN2H2 hydrogenation were computed with PW91 exchange-correlation function. Consequently, the electronic structures and chemical bonds in this compound were analyzed and discussed, and then the thermodynamic character of Li2MgN2H2 for hydrogen storage was evacuated.