New Publication in Small
2022 has been yet another difficult year due to the pandemic. But it has also been extremely productive with several peer reviewed publications in high impact factor journals. The latest one for this year is a new publication in Small with our collaborators from Bielefeld University and Yale University on 2D-SiO2 membranes. We are very excited to collaborate with Petr, Eric and their respective teams on 2D materials. Thanks to the funding from the DFG for the PHANTOM project.2D silicon dioxide membranes – The PHANTOM collaboration strikes again!
In our recent collaboration with Dr. Petr Dementyev from Bielefeld University and Prof. Eric Altman from Yale University, we continued our studies on two-dimensional SiO2 membranes for molecular separation of condensable species such as linear and branched alcohols versus inert gases. By combination of experimental and theoretical methods it was shown that freestanding silica bilayers with their well-defined pores facilitate an adsorption-mediated transport mechanism – the origin of perm-selectivity towards vaporous substances. With this work we illustrate that size exclusion in inherent 2D membranes is equally important to chemical affinity for specific separation applications. You can read about this exciting work here