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Jiang S, Huang L, Chen H, Zhao J, Ly TH. Unraveling the Atomistic Mechanisms Underlying Effective Reverse Osmosis Filtration by Graphene Oxide Membranes. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2400323. [PMID: 38940224 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202400323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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The graphene oxide (GO) membrane displays promising potential in efficiently filtering ions from water. However, the precise mechanism behind its effectiveness remains elusive, particularly due to the lack of direct experimental evidence at the atomic scale. To shed light on this matter, state-of-the-art techniques are employed such as integrated differential phase contrast-scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy, combined with reverse osmosis (RO) filtration experiments using GO membranes. The atomic-scale observations after the RO experiments directly reveal the binding of various ions including Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Fe3+ to the defects, edges, and functional groups of GO. The remarkable ion-sieving capabilities of GO membranes are confirmed, which can be attributed to a synergistic interplay of size exclusion, electrostatic interactions, cation-π, and other non-covalent interactions. Moreover, GO membranes modified by external pressure and cation also demonstrated further enhanced filtration performance for filtration. This study significantly contributes by uncovering the atomic-scale mechanism responsible for ion sieving in GO membranes. These findings not only enhance the fundamental understanding but also hold substantial potential for the advancement of GO membranes in reverse osmosis (RO) filtration.
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- Shan Jiang
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000, China
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond & Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000, China
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond & Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518000, China
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Super-Diamond & Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Zhan T, Ge X, Zhu X, Chen B. Sluggish and Ion-Resilient Behavior of Interfacial Aqueous Layer on Single-Layer Graphene Oxide: Insights from In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:6763-6771. [PMID: 38572777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c09739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Understanding interfacial interactions of graphene oxide (GO) is important to evaluate its colloidal behavior and environmental fate. Single-layer GO is the fundamental unit of GO colloids, and its interfacial aqueous layers critically dictate these interfacial interactions. However, conventional techniques like X-ray diffraction are limited to multilayer systems and are inapplicable to single-layer GO. Therefore, our study employed atomic force microscopy to precisely observe the in situ dynamic behaviors of interfacial aqueous layers on single-layer GO. The interfacial aqueous layer height was detected at the subnanometer level. In real-time monitoring, the single-layer height increased from 1.17 to 1.70 nm within 3 h immersion. This sluggish process is different from the rapid equilibration of multilayer GO in previous studies, underscoring a gradual transition in hydration kinetics. Ion strength exhibited negligible influence on the single-layer height, suggesting a resilient response of the interfacial aqueous layer to ion-related perturbations due to intricate ion interactions and electrical double-layer compression. Humic acid led to a substantial increase in the interfacial aqueous layers, improving the colloidal stability of GO and augmenting its potential for migration. These findings hold considerable significance regarding the environmental behaviors of the GO interfacial aqueous layer in ion- and organic-rich water and soil.
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- Yuyao Zhang
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI), Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Iakunkov A, Lienert U, Sun J, Talyzin AV. Swelling of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene in Water and Methanol at Extreme Pressure Conditions. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2307067. [PMID: 38095537 PMCID: PMC10916643 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Pressure-induced swelling has been reported earlier for several hydrophilic layered materials. MXene Ti3C2Tx is also a hydrophilic layered material composed by 2D sheets but so far pressure-induced swelling is reported for this material only under conditions of shear stress at MPa pressures. Here, high-pressure experiments are performed with MXenes prepared by two methods known to provide "clay-like" materials. MXene synthesized by etching MAX phase with HCl+LiF demonstrates the effect of pressure-induced swelling at 0.2 GPa with the insertion of additional water layer. The transition is incomplete with two swollen phases (ambient with d(001) = 16.7Å and pressure-induced with d(001) = 19.2Å at 0.2 GPa) co-existing up to the pressure point of water solidification. Therefore, the swelling transition corresponds to change from two-layer water intercalation (2L-phase) to a never previously observed three-layer water intercalation (3L-phase) of MXene. Experiments with MXene prepared by LiCl+HF etching have not revealed pressure-induced swelling in liquid water. Both MXenes also show no anomalous compressibility in liquid methanol. The presence of pressure-induced swelling only in one of the MXenes indicates that the HCl+LiF synthesis method is likely to result in higher abundance of hydrophilic functional groups terminating 2D titanium carbide.
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- Department of Industrial and Materials ScienceChalmers University of TechnologyGöteborgSE‐412 96Sweden
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Eliseev AA, Gurianov KE, Poyarkov AA, Komkova MA, Sadilov IS, Chumakov AP, Petukhov DI. Tunable Sieving of Ions Using Graphene Oxide: Swelling Peculiarities in Free-Standing and Confined States. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:9719-9725. [PMID: 37889876 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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The paper describes a comparative study of swelling processes in free-standing graphene oxide (GO) membranes and GO laminates encapsulated with epoxy glue. For free-standing graphene oxide membranes, a huge variation in d-spacing in the range of 8-12 Å depending on the ambient humidity and from 12 to >30 Å depending on the electrolyte type and its concentration was revealed using direct in situ and in operando XRD studies. Limited swelling at various humidity levels as well as in electrolyte solution with low constriction/expansion of epoxy-encapsulated GO is counterposed to that of free-standing graphene oxides. The swelling suppression was explained by both physical constriction and the intercalation of amines into GO laminates, which was proved by local EDX studies. This results in ion diffusivity variation for over 2 orders of magnitude in free-standing and constrained graphene oxide membranes and provides factual evidence for tunable sieving of ions with confined graphene oxides.
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- Andrei A Eliseev
- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, Avenue des Martyrs 71, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Lithium-ion extraction using electro-driven freestanding graphene oxide composite membranes. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Guan K, Guo Y, Li Z, Jia Y, Shen Q, Nakagawa K, Yoshioka T, Liu G, Jin W, Matsuyama H. Deformation constraints of graphene oxide nanochannels under reverse osmosis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1016. [PMID: 36823154 PMCID: PMC9950365 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36716-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Nanochannels in laminated graphene oxide nanosheets featuring confined mass transport have attracted interest in multiple research fields. The use of nanochannels for reverse osmosis is a prospect for developing next-generation synthetic water-treatment membranes. The robustness of nanochannels under high-pressure conditions is vital for effectively separating water and ions with sub-nanometer precision. Although several strategies have been developed to address this issue, the inconsistent response of nanochannels to external conditions used in membrane processes has rarely been investigated. In this study, we develop a robust interlayer channel by balancing the associated chemistry and confinement stability to exclude salt solutes. We build a series of membrane nanochannels with similar physical dimensions but different channel functionalities and reveal their divergent deformation behaviors under different conditions. The deformation constraint effectively endows the nanochannel with rapid deformation recovery and excellent ion exclusion performance under variable pressure conditions. This study can help understand the deformation behavior of two-dimensional nanochannels in pressure-driven membrane processes and develop strategies for the corresponding deformation constraints regarding the pore wall and interior.
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- Kecheng Guan
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing, 211816, China.
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
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He Z, Liu G, Huang M, Wang C, Hu J, Li Y. Intercalated 2D nanowires network cooperating with its entanglement in tuneable GO membrane nanochannels for ultrafast organic solvent nanofiltration. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Rehman F, Hussain Memon F, Ullah S, Jafar Mazumder MA, Al-Ahmed A, Khan F, Hussain Thebo K. Recent Development in Laminar Transition Metal Dichalcogenides-based Membranes Towards Water Desalination: A Review. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200107. [PMID: 35701111 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)-based laminar membranes have gained significant interest in energy storage, fuel cell, gas separation, wastewater treatment, and desalination applications due to single layer structure, good functionality, high mechanical strength, and chemical resistivity. Herein, we review the recent efforts and development on TMDCs-based laminar membranes, and focus is given on their fabrication strategies. Further, TMDCs-based laminar membranes for water purification and seawater desalination are discussed in detail. Finally, present their merits, limits and future challenges needed in this area.
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- Faisal Rehman
- Department of Mechatronics, College of EME, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.,Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Sukkur IBA University, Sindh, Pakistan
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- K.A. CARE Energy Research & Innovation Center (ERIC), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.,Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems (IRC-REPS), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems (IRC-REPS), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenyang, China
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Abraham J, Vasu KS, Williams CD, Gopinadhan K, Su Y, Cherian CT, Dix J, Prestat E, Haigh SJ, Grigorieva IV, Carbone P, Geim AK, R Nair R. Reply to: Random interstratification in hydrated graphene oxide membranes and implications for seawater desalination. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 17:134-135. [PMID: 35058652 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01067-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Jijo Abraham
- National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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