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ArticleNature communications2023

Proton and molecular permeation through the basal plane of monolayer graphene oxide.

Z F Wu, P Z Sun, O J Wahab, Y T Tan, D Barry, D Periyanagounder, P B Pillai, Q Dai, W Q Xiong, L F Vega and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Z F Wu *Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
P Z Sun *Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China. pengzhansun@um.edu.mo.
O J Wahab *Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4280-9089
Y T TanDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
D BarryDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
D PeriyanagounderDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
P B PillaiNational Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7272-9923
Q DaiDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-4418
W Q XiongKey Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of the Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-4493
L F VegaResearch and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen (RICH Center) and Chemical Engineering Department, Khalifa University, PO Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7609-4184
K LullaNational Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
S J YuanKey Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of the Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6208-1502
R R NairNational Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7972-8250
E DaviddiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6335-2623
P R UnwinDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom. p.r.unwin@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3106-2178
A K GeimDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. geim@manchester.ac.uk.
M Lozada-HidalgoDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. marcelo.lozadahidalgo@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-7537
University of Manchester · GBUniversity of Warwick · GBKhalifa University of Science and Technology · AEWuhan University · CNUniversity of Macau · MO

Funding

RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/X017745
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer a prospect of membranes that combine negligible gas permeability with high proton conductivity and could outperform the existing proton exchange membranes used in various applications including fuel cells. Graphene oxide (GO), a well-known 2D material, facilitates rapid proton transport along its basal plane but proton conductivity across it remains unknown. It is also often presumed that individual GO monolayers contain a large density of nanoscale pinholes that lead to considerable gas leakage across the GO basal plane. Here we show that relatively large, micrometer-scale areas of monolayer GO are impermeable to gases, including helium, while exhibiting proton conductivity through the basal plane which is nearly two orders of magnitude higher than that of graphene. These findings provide insights into the key properties of GO and demonstrate that chemical functionalization of 2D crystals can be utilized to enhance their proton transparency without compromising gas impermeability.

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PMID38012200
PMCPMC10682477
OpenAlexW4389051419

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