Negative dielectric constant of water confined in nanosheets

Akira Sugahara; Yasunobu Ando; Satoshi Kajiyama; Koji Yazawa; Kazuma Gotoh; Minoru Otani; Masashi Okubo; Atsuo Yamada

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08789-8

Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

Negative dielectric constant of water confined in nanosheets

Akira Sugahara,
Yasunobu Ando,
Satoshi Kajiyama,
Koji Yazawa,
Kazuma Gotoh,
Minoru Otani,
Masashi Okubo,
Atsuo Yamada

Affiliations

Akira Sugahara: Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Yasunobu Ando: CD-FMat, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Satoshi Kajiyama: Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Koji Yazawa: JEOL Resonance
Kazuma Gotoh: Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University
Minoru Otani: CD-FMat, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Masashi Okubo: Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Atsuo Yamada: Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08789-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Confinement within nanospace could significantly alter the properties of chemical species. Here the authors report the negative dielectric constant of water confined in nanosheets that can enhance the capacitance of electric-double layer capacitor electrodes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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