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Han D, Jin X, Li Y, He W, Ai X, Yang Y, Zhang N, Zhao M, Zhou KG. Ultrahigh Lithium Selective Transport in Two-Dimensional Confined Ice. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2375-2383. [PMID: 38393886 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Inspired by selective ion transport in biological membrane proteins, researchers developed artificial ion channels that sieve monovalent cations, catering to the increasing lithium demand. In this work, we engineered an ion transport channel based on the confined ice within two-dimensional (2D) capillaries and found that the permselectivity of monovalent cations depends on the anisotropy of the confined ice. Particularly, the 2D confined ice showed an anomalous lithium selective transport along the (002) direction in the vermiculite capillary, with the Li+/Na+ and Li+/K+ permselectivity reaching up to 556 ± 86 and 901 ± 172, respectively, superior to most ion-selective channels. However, the 2D confined ice along the (100) direction showed less Li+ permselectivity. Additionally, the anisotropy of 2D confined ice can be tuned by adjusting the interlayer spacing. By providing insights into the ion transport in the 2D confined ice, our work may inspire more design of monovalent ion-selective channels for efficient lithium separation.
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- Dong Han
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Ocean and Life Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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UiO-66-(COONa)2 membrane with programmable ionic channels for lithium ion-selective transport. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Golmohammadi M, Habibi M, Rezvantalab S, Mehdizadeh Chellehbari Y, Maleki R, Razmjou A. Mechanism Understanding of Li-ion Separation Using A Perovskite-Based Membrane. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1042. [PMID: 36363596 PMCID: PMC9699554 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12111042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lithium ions play a crucial role in the energy storage industry. Finding suitable lithium-ion-conductive membranes is one of the important issues of energy storage studies. Hence, a perovskite-based membrane, Lithium Lanthanum Titanate (LLTO), was innovatively implemented in the presence and absence of solvents to precisely understand the mechanism of lithium ion separation. The ion-selective membrane's mechanism and the perovskite-based membrane's efficiency were investigated using Molecular Dynamic (MD) simulation. The results specified that the change in the ambient condition, pH, and temperature led to a shift in LLTO pore sizes. Based on the results, pH plays an undeniable role in facilitating lithium ion transmission through the membrane. It is noticeable that the hydrogen bond interaction between the ions and membrane led to an expanding pore size, from (1.07 Å) to (1.18-1.20 Å), successfully enriching lithium from seawater. However, this value in the absence of the solvent would have been 1.1 Å at 50 °C. It was found that increasing the temperature slightly impacted lithium extraction. The charge analysis exhibited that the trapping energies applied by the membrane to the first three ions (Li+, K+, and Na+) were more than the ions' hydration energies. Therefore, Li+, K+, and Na+ were fully dehydrated, whereas Mg2+ was partially dehydrated and could not pass through the membrane. Evaluating the membrane window diameter, and the combined effect of the three key parameters (barrier energy, hydration energy, and binding energy) illustrates that the required energy to transport Li ions through the membrane is higher than that for other monovalent cations.
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- Mahsa Golmohammadi
- Department of Polymer Engineering & Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15916-34311, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran 14176-14411, Iran
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- Renewable Energies Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia 57166-419, Iran
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- Computational Biology and Chemistry Group (CBCG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran 14197-33141, Iran
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth 6027, WA, Australia
- UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia
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Aramfard M, Kaynan O, Hosseini E, Zakertabrizi M, Pérez LM, Asadi A. Aqueous Dispersion of Carbon Nanomaterials with Cellulose Nanocrystals: An Investigation of Molecular Interactions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202216. [PMID: 35902243 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dispersing carbon nanomaterials in solvents is effective in transferring their significant mechanical and functional properties to polymers and nanocomposites. However, poor dispersion of carbon nanomaterials impedes exploiting their full potential in nanocomposites. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are promising for dispersing and stabilizing pristine carbon nanotubes (pCNTs) and graphene nanoplatelets (pGnP) in protic media without functionalization. Here, the underlying mechanisms at the molecular level are investigated between CNC and pCNT/pGnP that stabilize their dispersion in polar solvents. Based on the spectroscopy and microscopy characterization of CNCpCNT/pGnP and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, an additional intermolecular mechanism is proposed between CNC and pCNT/pGnP that forms carbonoxygen covalent bonds between hydroxyl end groups of CNCs and the defected sites of pCNTs/pGnPs preventing re-agglomeration in polar solvents. This work's findings indicate that the CNC-assisted process enables new capabilities in harnessing nanostructures at the molecular level and tailoring the performance of nanocomposites at higher length scales.
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- Mohammad Aramfard
- J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3367, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3367, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3367, USA
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- High Performance Research Computing, Texas A&M University, MS 3361, College Station, TX, 77843-3361, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3367, USA
- Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3367, USA
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Investigation of effects of swift heavy ion irradiation on few-layer graphene: A molecular dynamics simulation study. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yamaletdinov RD. THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF rGO/GO COMPOSITE COMPOSITION ON THE HYDROGEN FUEL CELL CHARACTERISTICS. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476622060129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abdollahzadeh M, Chai M, Hosseini E, Zakertabrizi M, Mohammad M, Ahmadi H, Hou J, Lim S, Habibnejad Korayem A, Chen V, Asadnia M, Razmjou A. Designing Angstrom-Scale Asymmetric MOF-on-MOF Cavities for High Monovalent Ion Selectivity. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107878. [PMID: 34921462 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Biological ion channels feature angstrom-scale asymmetrical cavity structures, which are the key to achieving highly efficient separation and sensing of alkali metal ions from aqueous resources. The clean energy future and lithium-based energy storage systems heavily rely on highly efficient ionic separations. However, artificial recreation of such a sophisticated biostructure has been technically challenging. Here, a highly tunable design concept is introduced to fabricate monovalent ion-selective membranes with asymmetric sub-nanometer pores in which energy barriers are implanted. The energy barriers act against ionic movements, which hold the target ion while facilitating the transport of competing ions. The membrane consists of bilayer metal-organic frameworks (MOF-on-MOF), possessing a 6 to 3.4-angstrom passable cavity structure. The ionic current measurements exhibit an unprecedented ionic current rectification ratio of above 100 with exceptionally high selectivity ratios of 84 and 80 for K+ /Li+ and Na+ / Li+ , respectively (1.14 Li+ mol m-2 h-1 ). Furthermore, using quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics, it is shown that the combined effect of spatial hindrance and nucleophilic entrapment to induce energy surge baffles is responsible for the membrane's ultrahigh selectivity and ion rectification. This work demonstrates a striking advance in developing monovalent ion-selective channels and has implications in sensing, energy storage, and separation technologies.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Nanomaterials Research Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 1684613114, Iran
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- Nanomaterials Research Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 1684613114, Iran
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- UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Nanomaterials Research Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 1684613114, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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Yadav S, Ibrar I, Samal AK, Altaee A, Déon S, Zhou J, Ghaffour N. Preparation of fouling resistant and highly perm-selective novel PSf/GO-vanillin nanofiltration membrane for efficient water purification. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 421:126744. [PMID: 34333408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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To meet the rising global demand for water, it is necessary to develop membranes capable of efficiently purifying contaminated water sources. Herein, we report a series of novel polysulfone (PSf)/GO-vanillin nanofiltration membranes highly permeable, selective, and fouling resistant. The membranes are composed of two-dimensional (2D) graphite oxide (GO) layers embedded with vanillin as porogen and PSf as the base polymer. There is a growing interest in addressing the synergistic effect of GO and vanillin on improving the permeability and antifouling characteristics of membranes. Various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques were used to perform detailed physicochemical and morphological analyses. The optimized PSf16/GO0.15-vanillin0.8 membrane demonstrated 92.5% and 25.4% rejection rate for 2000 ppm magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) and sodium chloride (NaCl) solutions respectively. Antifouling results showed over 99% rejection for BSA and 93.57% flux recovery ratio (FRR). Experimental work evaluated the antifouling characteristics of prepared membranes to treat landfill leachate wastewater. The results showed 84-90% rejection for magnesium (Mg+2) and calcium (Ca+2) with 90.32 FRR. The study experimentally demonstrated that adding GO and vanillin to the polymeric matrix significantly improves fouling resistance and membrane performance. Future research will focus on molecular sieving for industrial separations and other niche applications using mixed matrix membranes.
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- Sudesh Yadav
- Centre for Green Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Green Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Ramanagara, Bangalore 562112, India
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- Centre for Green Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Institut UTINAM (UMR CNRS 6213), Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 16 Route de Gray, 25030 Besançon Cedex, France
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- Centre for Green Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Electric field tunable Li+ selectivity by eliminating coulomb blockage effect of phosphonic acid-modified graphene nanopores: A molecular simulation study. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Arshadi F, Mohammad M, Hosseini E, Ahmadi H, Asadnia M, Orooji Y, Korayem AH, Noorbakhsh A, Razmjou A. The effect of D-spacing on the ion selectivity performance of MXene membrane. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ionic Transport Triggered by Asymmetric Illumination on 2D Nano-Membrane. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237078. [PMID: 34885657 PMCID: PMC8658790 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ionic transport and ion sieving are important in the field of separation science and engineering. Based on the rapid development of nanomaterials and nano-devices, more and more phenomena occur on the nanoscale devices in the field of thermology, optics, mechanics, etc. Recently, we experimentally observed a novel ion transport phenomenon in nanostructured graphene oxide membrane (GOM) under asymmetric illumination. We first build a light-induced carriers’ diffusion model based on our previous experimental results. This model can reveal the light-induced ion transport mechanism and predict the carriers’ diffusion behavior under different operational situations and material characters. The voltage difference increases with the rise of illuminate asymmetry, photoresponsivity, recombination coefficient, and carriers’ diffusion coefficient ratio. Finally, we discuss the ion transport behavior with different surface charge densities using MD simulation. Moderate surface charge decreases the ion transport with the same type of charge due to the electrostatic repulsion; however, excess surface charge blocks both cation and anion because a thicker electrical double layer decreases effective channel height. Research here provides referenced operational and material conditions to obtain a greater voltage difference between the membrane sides. Also, the mechanism of ion transport and ion sieving can guide us to modify membrane material according to different aims.
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Hosseini E, Zakertabrizi M, Habibnejad Korayem A, Carbone P, Esfandiar A, Shahsavari R. Mechanical hydrolysis imparts self-destruction of water molecules under steric confinement. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:5999-6008. [PMID: 33666607 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06186g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Decoding behavioral aspects associated with the water molecules in confined spaces such as an interlayer space of two-dimensional nanosheets is key for the fundamental understanding of water-matter interactions and identifying unexpected phenomena of water molecules in chemistry and physics. Although numerous studies have been conducted on the behavior of water molecules in confined spaces, their reach stops at the properties of the planar ice-like formation, where van der Waals interactions are the predominant interactions and many questions on the confined space such as the possibility of electron exchange and excitation state remain unsettled. We used density functional theory and reactive molecular dynamics to reveal orbital overlap and induction bonding between water molecules and graphene sheets under much less pressure than graphene fractures. Our study demonstrates high amounts of charge being transferred between water and the graphene sheets, as the interlayer space becomes smaller. As a result, the inner face of the graphene nanosheets is functionalized with hydroxyl and epoxy functional groups while released hydrogen in the form of protons either stays still or traverses a short distance inside the confined space via the Grotthuss mechanism. We found signatures of a new hydrolysis mechanism in the water molecules, i.e. mechanical hydrolysis, presumably responsible for relieving water from extremely confined conditions. This phenomenon where water reacts under extreme confinement by disintegration rather than forming ice-like structures is observed for the first time, illustrating the prospect of treating ultrafine porous nanostructures as a driver for water splitting and material functionalization, potentially impacting the modern design of nanofilters, nanochannels, nano-capacitators, sensors, and so on.
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- Ehsan Hosseini
- Nanomaterials Research Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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- Nanomaterials Research Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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- Nanomaterials Research Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. and Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9161, Iran.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
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