Continuum modeling for lithium storage inside nanotubes

Lithium storage and capture are of particular importance for the development new technology in electric vehicles portable electronics. Nanotubes (NTs) among many porous nanomaterials offered as potential candidates lithium storage. In this paper, we adopt a continuum approach together with Lennard–Jones function to determine minimum interaction energies atoms boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) carbon (CNTs). By minimizing energies, may obtain preferred type size encapsulate atoms. The results showed that BNNTs CNTs attractive atom encapsulation, optimal nanotube enclose is BNNT radius equal 3.4 Å, corresponding (5, 5) armchair (9, 0) zigzag nanotubes, where energy obtained. present computations observed both promising intercalation materials suitable battery applications.