Carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials: critical advances and challenges for synthesis toward mainstream commercial applications

R Rao, CL Pint, AE Islam, RS Weatherup, S Hofmann… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Advances in the synthesis and scalable manufacturing of single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWCNTs) remain critical to realizing many important commercial applications. Here we …

Subatomic species transport through atomically thin membranes: Present and future applications

PR Kidambi, P Chaturvedi, NK Moehring - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Membranes are thin physical barriers that allow for transport of certain
species while limiting others. Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials are crystalline …

Large-area graphene-nanomesh/carbon-nanotube hybrid membranes for ionic and molecular nanofiltration

Y Yang, X Yang, L Liang, Y Gao, H Cheng, X Li, M Zou… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Nanoporous two-dimensional materials are attractive for ionic and molecular nanofiltration
but limited by insufficient mechanical strength over large areas. We report a large-area …

A two-dimensional cationic covalent organic framework membrane for selective molecular sieving

W Zhang, L Zhang, H Zhao, B Li, H Ma - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The search of new-type membrane materials with ideal molecular sieving caused wide
interest in both academia and industry. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are excellent …

Critical review—experimental diagnostics and material characterization techniques used on redox flow batteries

YA Gandomi, DS Aaron, JR Houser… - Journal of The …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Grid-scale energy storage systems are of interest as the world increases reliance on
renewable energy sources. Redox flow batteries are a type of grid-scale energy storage …

Nanoporous atomically thin graphene membranes for desalting and dialysis applications

PR Kidambi, D Jang, JC Idrobo… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dialysis is a ubiquitous separation process in biochemical processing and biological
research. State‐of‐the‐art dialysis membranes comprise a relatively thick polymer layer with …

Capillary-force-assisted clean-stamp transfer of two-dimensional materials

X Ma, Q Liu, D Xu, Y Zhu, S Kim, Y Cui, L Zhong… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A simple and clean method of transferring two-dimensional (2D) materials plays a critical
role in the fabrication of 2D electronics, particularly the heterostructure devices based on the …

Polymer nanocomposites with aligned two-dimensional materials

Z Zhang, J Du, J Li, X Huang, T Kang, C Zhang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of nanomaterials with exotic mechanical and functional properties to reinforce
otherwise softer and inert polymers or resins promises the development of high-performance …

Differences in water and vapor transport through angstrom-scale pores in atomically thin membranes

P Cheng, F Fornasiero, ML Jue, W Ko, AP Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The transport of water through nanoscale capillaries/pores plays a prominent role in biology,
ionic/molecular separations, water treatment and protective applications. However, the …

State‐of‐the‐art and future prospects for atomically thin membranes from 2D materials

L Prozorovska, PR Kidambi - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically thin 2D materials, such as graphene, hexagonal boron‐nitride, and others, offer
new possibilities for ultrathin barrier and membrane applications. While the impermeability …