• 文献标题:   Abnormally selective proton transport through angstrom channels of highly reduced graphene oxide
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE SE, CHUN KY, KIM J, JO S, HAN CS
  • 作者关键词:   nanochannel, subnanochannel, graphene oxide membrane, proton transport
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0376-7388 EI 1873-3123
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120801 EA JUL 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The fabrication of advanced membranes with simultaneously high electron and proton conductivities for energy applications such as H-2 separation has been a long-running challenge because a trade-off exists between the two conductivities in general. Here, we report simultaneous improvement of the electron and proton conductivities in angstrom scale graphene oxide (GO) channels through elaborate thermal reduction and vertical confinement of the stacked GO. The electrical conductivity in the highly reduced GO angstrom channels is significantly improved by the removal of oxygen functional groups, which cause high resistance. Concurrently, the extremely reduced channel size of 4.4 angstrom allows protons to selectively pass through while easily removing other ions through the sieving mechanism. The GO angstrom channels reduced at 220 degrees C show 58.8 times higher selectivity for protons compared to K+ ions in a 1 M KCl environment, indicating a 42.6-fold improvement over the selectivity of Nafion. The highly reduced horizontal GO membrane has potential applicability in energy devices based on proton exchange membrane requiring high electron as well as proton conductivities.