Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Controlling nanochannel orientation and dimensions in graphene-based nanofluidic membranes

  • Muchun Liu,
  • Paula J. Weston,
  • Robert H. Hurt

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20837-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Vertically stacked graphene oxide sheets are promising structures for molecular sieving technologies. By folding large planar sheets in an accordion-like manner, Liu et al. fabricate a thin robust filter with near-vertically aligned nanochannels geared towards commercial separation membranes.