Journal Pre-proofs Nitrogen-Decorated Borophene: An Empowering Contestant for Hydrogen Storage Bhumi A. Baraiya, Narayan N. Som, Venu Mankad, Guangfen Wu, Jinlan Wang, Prafulla K. Jha PII: S0169-4332(20)31609-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146852 Reference: APSUSC 146852 To appear in: Applied Surface Science Received Date: 20 February 2020 Revised Date: 20 May 2020 Accepted Date: 30 May 2020 Please cite this article as: B.A. Baraiya, N.N. Som, V. Mankad, G. Wu, J. Wang, P.K. Jha, Nitrogen-Decorated Borophene: An Empowering Contestant for Hydrogen Storage, Applied Surface Science (2020), doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146852 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.