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ArticleNature communications2026

Friction-differentiated separation of alkali ions through two-dimensional nanochannels based on niobate perovskite.

Xinyu Ai, Liu Zhu, FengLu Cui, Weijun He, Xinyao Dong, Yang Yang, Meiling Wu, Yong Peng, FengChao Wang, Zhongyi Jiang and 1 more

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Xinyu Ai *Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Nankai district, Tianjin, China.
Liu Zhu *School of Materials and Energy, Electron Microscopy Centre, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0409-8917
FengLu Cui *Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Weijun HeInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Nankai district, Tianjin, China.
Xinyao DongInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Nankai district, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2643-3395
Yang YangInstitute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources (Tianjin), Tianjin, China.
Meiling WuInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Nankai district, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-9602
Yong PengSchool of Materials and Energy, Electron Microscopy Centre, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6980-4694
FengChao WangDepartment of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. wangfc@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5954-3881
Zhongyi JiangState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. zhyjiang@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-8849
Kai-Ge ZhouInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Nankai district, Tianjin, China. kaigezhou@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8894-0686

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12374011National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22278302National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22338011
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Abstract

The separation of alkali ions holds profound fundamental significance and immense application potential, particularly driven by the increasing demand for lithium in the era of sustainable energy. Previous approaches relying on the static factor (e.g., size, charge, solubility, adsorption affinities) prove inadequate in the separation of alkali ions due to their highly similar physicochemical properties. By leveraging the difference of friction-an intrinsic factor that incorporates the effects of ion-media correlation with channel or interlayer species during the migration, this work presents a nanofluidic tribology strategy utilizing a platform based on two-dimensional niobate perovskite nanochannels to achieve alkali ions separation. By generating ~42% difference of transport friction at nanonewton-scale, our channels amplify the separation factor between Li

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