• 文献标题:   Control of Edge/in-Plane Interactions toward Robust, Highly Proton Conductive Graphene Oxide Membranes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHI BB, WU H, SHEN JL, CAO L, HE XY, MA Y, LI Y, LI JZ, XU MZ, MAO XL, QIU M, GENG HB, YANG PF, JIANG ZY
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide membrane, sulfonated graphene quantum dot, edge/inplane interaction, water stability, proton conductivity
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tianjin Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.9b04156
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxide (GO) membrane, bearing well-aligned interlayer nanochannels and well-defined physicochemical properties, promises fast proton transport. However, the deficiency of proton donor groups on the basal plane of GO and weak interlamellar interactions between the adjacent nanosheets often cause low proton conduction capability and poor water stability. Herein, we incorporate sulfonated graphene quantum dots (SGQD) into GO membrane to solve the above dilemma via synergistically controlling the edge electrostatic interaction and in-plane pi-pi interaction of SGQD with GO nanosheets. SGQD with three different kinds of electron-withdrawing groups are employed to modulate the edge electrostatic interactions and improve the water swelling resistant property of GO membranes. Meanwhile, SGQD with abundant proton donor groups assemble on the sp(2) domain of GO via in-plane pi-pi interaction and confer the GO membranes with low-energy-barrier proton transport channels. As a result, the GO membrane achieves an enhanced proton conductivity of 324 mS cm(-1), maximum power density of 161.6 mW cm(-2), and superior water stability when immersed into water for one month. This study demonstrates a strategy for independent manipulation of conductive function and nonconductive function to fabricate high-performance proton exchange membranes.