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Confined assembly of ultrathin nanoporous nitrogen-doped graphene nanofilms with dual metal coordination chemistry.

ABSTRACT: Graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets with unique structure have received much attention in providing opportunity for high-performance membranes in separation. However, the rational design of ultrathin graphene membranes with controlled structures remains a big challenge. Here, we report a methodology to synthesize dual metal-coordinated ultrathin nanoporous graphene nanofilms by tailoring well-aligned nanocrystals as building blocks on heteroatom-doped GO nanosheets with tunable architectures. Manipulation of metal nitrate as bifunctional dopants realizes N-doping of graphene oxide and preferential growth of α-Mn₂O₃ nanocrystals. Generation of Mn-O-C bond during cross-linking greatly strengthens the stability of membranes for long-term steady operation. Meanwhile, because of spatial confinement effects and high binding energy, N-doped reduced GO nanosheets are desirable supports to construct numerous Mn-N-C bonds, thus generating artificial nanopores to significantly increase nanochannels for ultrafast mass transport. Moreover, the size-selective permeability of ultrathin nanoporous GO-based nanofilms can be optimized by managing the types of metal source for target coordination.

SUBMITTER: Xu Z

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188556 | biostudies-literature |

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