• 文献标题:   Enantioselective Molecular Transport in Multilayer Graphene Nanopores
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YAN YG, LI W, KRAL P
  • 作者关键词:   molecular transport, multilayer graphene nanopore, enantioselectivity, molecular dynamics simulation
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Illinois
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02846
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Multilayer superstructures based on stacked layered nanomaterials offer the possibility to design three-dimensional (3D) nanopores with highly specific properties analogous to protein channels. In a layer-by-layer design and stacking, analogous to molecular printing, superstructures with lock-and-key molecular nesting and transport characteristics could be prepared. To examine this possibility, we use molecular dynamics simulations to study electric field-driven transport of ions through stacked porous graphene flakes. First, highly selective, tunable, and correlated passage rates of monovalent atomic ions through these superstructures are observed in dependence on the ion type, nanopore type, and relative position and dynamics of neighboring porous flakes. Next, enantioselective molecular transport of ionized L- and D-leucine is observed in graphene stacks with helical nanopores. The outlined approach provides a general scheme for synthesis of functional 3D superstructures.