Deconstructing proton transport through atomically thin monolayer CVD graphene membranes
Pavan Chaturvedi, Nicole K. Moehring, Peifu Cheng, Ivan Vlassiouk, Michael S. H. Boutilier, Piran R. Kidambi
Abstract
We deconstruct the origins of the orders of magnitude difference in proton conductance between micron and centimeter-scale monolayer graphene membranes to help advance atomically thin proton exchange membranes for applications in energy conversion, storage and separation.
Topics & Concepts
MonolayerMembraneGrapheneMaterials scienceProtonConductanceNanotechnologyThin filmChemistryCondensed matter physicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryGraphene research and applicationsFuel Cells and Related MaterialsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies