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Title: | Proton transport through nanoscale corrugations in two-dimensional crystals | Authors: | Wahab, O.J. Daviddi, E. Xin, B. Sun, P.Z. Griffin, E. Colburn, A.W. Yagmurcukardes, M. |
Keywords: | crystal structure curvature nanotechnology permeability spatial distribution graphite helium proton cell nucleus consensus Cell Nucleus Consensus Graphite Helium Protons |
Publisher: | Nature Research | Abstract: | Defect-free graphene is impermeable to all atoms1–5 and ions6,7 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 atom2,5. Such membranes were also shown to be impermeable to all ions, including the smallest one, lithium6,7. By contrast, graphene was reported to be highly permeable to protons, nuclei of hydrogen atoms8,9. There is no consensus, however, either on the mechanism behind the unexpectedly high proton permeability10–14 or even on whether it requires defects in graphene’s crystal lattice6,8,15–17. 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 wrinkles and other features where strain is accumulated. Our results highlight nanoscale morphology as an important parameter enabling proton transport through two-dimensional crystals, mostly considered and modelled as flat, and indicate that strain and curvature can be used as additional degrees of freedom to control the proton permeability of two-dimensional materials. © 2023, The Author(s). | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06247-6 https://hdl.handle.net/11147/13818 |
ISSN: | 0028-0836 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection |
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