• 文献标题:   Mass Transport via In-Plane Nanopores in Graphene Oxide Membranes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FOLLER T, MADAUSS L, JI DL, REN XJ, DE SILVA KKH, MUSSO T, YOSHIMURA M, LEBIUS H, BENYAGOUB A, KUMAR PV, SCHLEBERGER M, JOSHI R
  • 作者关键词:   mass transport, angstrom con fi nement, hydrogen network, water transport, ethanol transport, nano porous material
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
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  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01615
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Angstrom-confined solvents in 2D laminates can travel through interlayer spacings, through gaps between adjacent sheets, and via in-plane pores. Among these, experimental access to investigate the mass transport through in-plane pores is lacking. Our experiments allow an understanding of this mass transport via the controlled variation of oxygen functionalities, size and density of in-plane pores in graphene oxide membranes. Contrary to expectations, our transport experiments show that higher in-plane pore densities may not necessarily lead to higher water permeability. We observed that membranes with a high in-plane pore density but a low amount of oxygen functionalities exhibit a complete blockage of water. However, when water- ethanol mixtures with a weaker hydrogen network are used, these membranes show an enhanced permeation. Our combined experimental and computational results suggest that the transport mechanism is governed by the attraction of the solvents toward the pores with functional groups and hindered by the strong hydrogen network of water formed under angstrom confinement.