Solvation-Involved Nanoionics: New Opportunities from 2D Nanomaterial Laminar Membranes

Hualin Zhan, Zhiyuan Xiong, Chi Cheng, Qinghua Liang, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Dan Li*

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Abstract

Nanoporous laminar membranes composed of multilayered 2D nanomaterials (2D-NLMs) are increasingly being exploited as a unique material platform for understanding solvated ion transport under nanoconfinement and exploring novel nanoionics-related applications, such as ion sieving, energy storage and harvesting, and in other new ionic devices. Here, the fundamentals of solvation-involved nanoionics in terms of ionic interactions and their effect on ionic transport behaviors are discussed. This is followed by a summary of key requirements for materials that are being used for solvation-involved nanoionics research, culminating in a demonstration of unique features of 2D-NLMs. Selected examples of using 2D-NLMs to address the key scientific problems related to nanoconfined ion transport and storage are then presented to demonstrate their enormous potential and capabilities for nanoionics research and applications. To conclude, a personal perspective on the challenges and opportunities in this emerging field is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1904562
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume32
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2020
Externally publishedYes

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