• 文献标题:   Interfacial Super-Assembly of T-Mode Janus Porous Heterochannels from Layered Graphene and Aluminum Oxide Array for Smart Oriented Ion Transportation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG LP, ZHOU S, XIE L, WEN LP, TANG JY, LIANG K, KONG XY, ZENG J, ZHANG RH, LIU JQ, QIU BL, JIANG L, KONG B
  • 作者关键词:   heterochannel, interfacial super #8208, assembly, oriented ion transport, salinity gradient energy, t #8208, mode
  • 出版物名称:   SMALL
  • ISSN:   1613-6810 EI 1613-6829
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  • 被引频次:   28
  • DOI:   10.1002/smll.202100141 EA MAR 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Salinity gradient energy existing in seawater and river water is a sustainable and environmentally energy resource that has drawn significant attention of researchers in the background of energy crisis. Nanochannel membrane with a unique nano-confinement effect has been widely applied to harvest the salinity gradient energy. Here, Janus porous heterochannels constructed from 2D graphene oxide modified with polyamide (PA-GO) and oxide array (anodic aluminum oxide, AAO) are prepared through an interfacial super-assembly method, which can achieve oriented ion transportation. Compared with traditional nanochannels, the PA-GO/AAO heterochannels with asymmetric charge distribution and T-mode geometrical nanochannel structure shows directional ionic rectification features and outstanding cation selectivity. The resulting heterochannel membrane can achieve a high-power density of up to 3.73 W m(-2) between artificial seawater and river water. Furthermore, high energy conversion efficiency of 30.3% even in high salinity gradient can be obtained. These achievable results indicate that the PA-GO/AAO heterochannels has significant potential application in salinity gradient energy harvesting.