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Proton Transport Through Nanoscale Corrugations in Two-dimensional Crystals by O. J. Wahab; E. Daviddi; B. Xin; P. Z. Sun; E. Griffin; A. W. Colburn; D. Barry; M. Yagmurcukardes; F. M. Peeters; A. K. Geim; M. Lozada-Hidalgo; P. R. Unwin is a Physics and Astronomy article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Proton Transport Through Nanoscale Corrugations in Two-dimensional Crystals about?
Defect-free graphene is impermeable to all atoms^1–5^ and ions^6,7^ under ambient conditions. Experiments that can resolve gas flows of a few atoms per hour through micrometre-sized membranes found that monocrystalline graphene is completely impermeable to helium, the smallest atom^2,5^. Such membranes were also shown to be impermeable to all ions, including the smallest one, lithium^6,7^. By contrast, graphene was reported to be highly permeable to protons, nuclei of hydrogen atoms^8,9^. There is no consensus, however, either on the mechanism behind the unexpectedly high proton permeability^10–14^ or even on whether it requires defects in graphene’s crystal lattice^6,8,15–17^. Here, using high-resolution scanning electrochemical cell microscopy, we show that, although proton permeation through mechanically exfoliated monolayers of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride cannot be attributed to any structural defects, nanoscale non-flatness of two-dimensional membranes greatly facilitates proton transport. The spatial distribution of proton currents visualized by scanning electrochemical cell microscopy reveals marked inhomogeneities that are strongly correlated with nanoscale wrinkle
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- Author
- O. J. Wahab; E. Daviddi; B. Xin; P. Z. Sun; E. Griffin; A. W. Colburn; D. Barry; M. Yagmurcukardes; F. M. Peeters; A. K. Geim; M. Lozada-Hidalgo; P. R. Unwin
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)