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Proton transport through one-atom-thick crystals

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  • S. Hu

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • M. Lozada-Hidalgo

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • F. C. Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China)

  • A. Mishchenko

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • F. Schedin

    (Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • R. R. Nair

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • E. W. Hill

    (Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • D. W. Boukhvalov

    (Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University of Nijmegen, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

  • M. I. Katsnelson

    (Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University of Nijmegen, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

  • R. A. W. Dryfe

    (School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • I. V. Grigorieva

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

  • H. A. Wu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China)

  • A. K. Geim

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK)

Abstract

Measurements show that monolayers of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride are unexpectedly highly permeable to thermal protons and that their conductivity rapidly increases with temperature, but that no proton transport is detected for few-layer crystals.

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  • S. Hu & M. Lozada-Hidalgo & F. C. Wang & A. Mishchenko & F. Schedin & R. R. Nair & E. W. Hill & D. W. Boukhvalov & M. I. Katsnelson & R. A. W. Dryfe & I. V. Grigorieva & H. A. Wu & A. K. Geim, 2014. "Proton transport through one-atom-thick crystals," Nature, Nature, vol. 516(7530), pages 227-230, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:516:y:2014:i:7530:d:10.1038_nature14015
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14015
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