Strain tunable nanoporous r-N-GDY membrane for efficient seawater desalination
Min Li, Yixiang Li, Yunju Zhang, Yongqiang Li, Weifeng Li, Mingwen Zhao, Yuanyuan Qu
Abstract
The r-N-GDY filter can be switched between a high-flux “open” state (up to 81.8 L per cm 2 per day per MPa) and a “closed” state (4% along the ZZ-direction) by applying tensile strain along different directions, yielding a highly tunable nanopore interface.
Topics & Concepts
NanoporousSeawaterMaterials scienceStrain (injury)DesalinationNanoporeFlux (metallurgy)Tensile strainFilter (signal processing)MembraneUltimate tensile strengthComposite materialNanotechnologyChemistryGeologyMetallurgyEngineeringElectrical engineeringOceanographyMedicineInternal medicineBiochemistryNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMembrane Separation Technologies