Preparation of silicate nanosheets by delaminating RUB-18 for transparent, proton conducting membranes
Keisuke Awaya, Kazutoshi Sekiguchi, Hirotake Kitagawa, Shuhei Yamada, Shintaro Ida
Abstract
The present study demonstrated delamination of the layered silicate RUB-18 with no organo-modification of the silanol group. The obtained nanosheets showed a homogeneous thickness. A sponge-like material and a free-standing transparent, dense membrane were reconstructed using the nanosheets.
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SilicateMembraneMaterials scienceProtonChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryComposite materialChemistryQuantum mechanicsEngineeringPhysicsBiochemistryChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationFuel Cells and Related MaterialsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry