A hydrogen-bond network sieve enables selective OH <sup>−</sup> /Cl <sup>−</sup> discrimination for stable seawater splitting at 2.0 A cm <sup>−2</sup>
Yang Yu, Wei Zhou, Junshu Yuan, Xiaohan Zhou, Xiaoxiao Meng, Xuewei Zhang, Xuhan Li, Naiyuan Xue, Yingjian Chen, Xia Xiao, Mengyao Gu, Juan Chen, Xingxing Wang, Fei Sun, Jihui Gao, Guangbo Zhao
Abstract
We established a hydrogen-bond network-mediated ion-sieve for seawater splitting, where selective OH − transport and Cl − exclusion are governed by dynamic interfacial water restructuring, overturning the conventional electrostatic repulsion model.
Topics & Concepts
SeawaterMaterials scienceChemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Chemical engineeringArtificial seawaterThermodynamicsMolecular sieveWork (physics)Filtration (mathematics)MineralogyAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesWater Quality Monitoring and AnalysisMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications