Selective Molecular Transport through Intrinsic Defects in a Single Layer of CVD Graphene
- 2 October 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in ACS Nano
- Vol. 6 (11), 10130-10138
- https://doi.org/10.1021/nn303869m
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.Keywords
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