• 文献标题:   Nanofiltration across Defect-Sealed Nanoporous Monolayer Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   O HERN SC, JANG D, BOSE S, IDROBO JC, SONG Y, LAOUI T, KONG J, KARNIK R
  • 作者关键词:   molecular sieve, filter, membrane, desalination, reverse osmosi, forward osmosi
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   MIT
  • 被引频次:   137
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00456
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Monolayer nanoporous graphene represents an ideal membrane for molecular separations, but its practical realization is impeded by leakage through defects in the ultrathin graphene. Here, we report a multiscale leakagesealing process that exploits the nonpolar nature and impermeability of pristine graphene to selectively block defects, resulting in a centimeter-scale membrane that can separate two fluid reservoirs by an atomically thin layer of graphene. After introducing subnanometer pores in graphene, the membrane exhibited rejection of multivalent ions and small molecules and water flux consistent with prior molecular dynamics simulations. The results indicate the feasibility of constructing defect-tolerant monolayer graphene membranes for nanofiltration, desalination, and other separation processes.