• 文献标题:   Large-area graphene-based nanofiltration membranes by shear alignment of discotic nematic liquid crystals of graphene oxide
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   AKBARI A, SHEATH P, MARTIN ST, SHINDE DB, SHAIBANI M, BANERJEE PC, TKACZ R, BHATTACHARYYA D, MAJUMDER M
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Monash Univ
  • 被引频次:   214
  • DOI:   10.1038/ncomms10891
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Graphene-based membranes demonstrating ultrafast water transport, precise molecular sieving of gas and solvated molecules shows great promise as novel separation platforms; however, scale-up of these membranes to large-areas remains an unresolved problem. Here we demonstrate that the discotic nematic phase of graphene oxide (GO) can be shear aligned to form highly ordered, continuous, thin films of multi-layered GO on a support membrane by an industrially adaptable method to produce large-area membranes (13 X 14 cm(2)) in <5 s. Pressure driven transport data demonstrate high retention (490%) for charged and uncharged organic probe molecules with a hydrated radius above 5 A as well as modest (30-40%) retention of monovalent and divalent salts. The highly ordered graphene sheets in the plane of the membrane make organized channels and enhance the permeability (71 +/- 5lm(-2) hr(-1) bar(-1) for 150 +/- 15 nm thick membranes).