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Selective molecular transport through intrinsic defects in a single layer of CVD graphene

  • Sean C. O'Hern
  • , Cameron A. Stewart
  • , Michael S.H. Boutilier
  • , Juan Carlos Idrobo
  • , Sreekar Bhaviripudi
  • , Sarit K. Das
  • , Jing Kong
  • , Tahar Laoui
  • , Muataz Atieh
  • , Rohit Karnik*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report graphene composite membranes with nominal areas more than 25 mm2 fabricated by transfer of a single layer of CVD graphene onto a porous polycarbonate substrate. A combination of pressure-driven and diffusive transport measurements provides evidence of size-selective transport of molecules through the membrane, which is attributed to the low-frequency occurrence of intrinsic 1-15 nm diameter pores in the CVD graphene. Our results present the first step toward the realization of practical membranes that use graphene as the selective material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10130-10138
Number of pages9
JournalACS Nano
Volume6
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Nov 2012

Keywords

  • filtration
  • graphene membranes
  • nanofiltration
  • nanofluidics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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