Ceramic thin-film composite membranes with tunable subnanometer pores for molecular sieving
Zhou X, Shevate R, Huang D, Cao T, Shen X, Hu S, Mane A, Elam J, Kim J, Elimelech M. Ceramic thin-film composite membranes with tunable subnanometer pores for molecular sieving. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7255. PMID: 37945562, PMCID: PMC10636005, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42495-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThin film composite membranesCeramic membranesComposite membranesSubnanometer poresAluminum oxide filmsAtomic layer depositionAluminum oxide membranesSelective molecular separationCurrent fabrication technologyPrecise molecular sievingOxide filmsOxide membranesFabrication technologyLayer depositionMolecular sievingMolecular-level designPolymeric membranesHarsh chemical conditionsSelective separationMolecular separationSeparation capabilityPoresPromising alternativeSievingCarbonaceous species