Exponentially selective molecular sieving through angstrom pores

P. Z. Sun; M. Yagmurcukardes; R. Zhang; W. J. Kuang; M. Lozada-Hidalgo; B. L. Liu; H.-M. Cheng; F. C. Wang; F. M. Peeters; I. V. Grigorieva; A. K. Geim

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27347-9

Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Exponentially selective molecular sieving through angstrom pores

P. Z. Sun,
M. Yagmurcukardes,
R. Zhang,
W. J. Kuang,
M. Lozada-Hidalgo,
B. L. Liu,
H.-M. Cheng,
F. C. Wang,
F. M. Peeters,
I. V. Grigorieva,
A. K. Geim

Affiliations

P. Z. Sun: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
M. Yagmurcukardes: Department of Physics, University of Antwerp
R. Zhang: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
W. J. Kuang: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
M. Lozada-Hidalgo: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
B. L. Liu: Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
H.-M. Cheng: Graphene Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
F. C. Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China
F. M. Peeters: Department of Physics, University of Antwerp
I. V. Grigorieva: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
A. K. Geim: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27347-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Two-dimensional membranes with angstrom-sized pores are predicted to combine high permeability with exceptional selectivity, but experimental demonstration has been challenging. Here the authors realize angstrom-sized pores in monolayer graphene and demonstrate gas transport with activation barriers increasing quadratically with the molecular kinetic diameter.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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