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Samanta S, Sarkar S, Singha NK. Multifunctional Layer-by-Layer Coating Based on a New Amphiphilic Block Copolymer via RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Process. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:24812-24826. [PMID: 37161275 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this hi-tech world, the "smart coatings" have sparked significant attention among materials scientists because of their versatile applications. Various strategies have been developed to generate smart coatings in the past 2 decades. The layer-by-layer (LbL) technique is the most commonly employed strategy to produce a smart coating for suitable applications. Here, we present a smart coating with healing, antifogging, and fluorescence properties fabricated by the LbL assembly of an anionic amphiphilic block copolymer latex and cationic inorganic POSS (polyhedral-oligomeric-silsesquioxane) nanoparticles. In this case, a new anionic block copolymer (BCP), {poly(sodium styrene sulfonate)-block-poly[2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate]}, (PSS-b-PAAEMA) was synthesized via surfactant-free RAFT-mediated emulsion polymerization using the PISA technique. The PSS-b-PAAEMA was characterized by 1H NMR, dynamic light scattering, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy analyses as well as by UV-vis and photoluminescence spectroscopy. For LbL coating fabrication, an amine-modified glass was successively dipped in the anionic latex and cationic POSS solution. The transparent coating exhibited good fluorescence properties under UV light (blue color). The antifogging performance of the coating was also investigated using both cold-warm and hot-vapor techniques. Additionally, the coating surface showed a significant healing activity with a healing efficiency of >75% through ionic interaction. Thus, this finding provides a simple low volatile organic compound (VOC) water-based LbL coating with multifunctional properties that can be a potential material for versatile applications.
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- Sarthik Samanta
- Rubber Technology Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Rubber Technology Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Rubber Technology Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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Bush SN, Ken JS, Martin CR. The Ionic Composition and Chemistry of Nanopore-Confined Solutions. ACS NANO 2022; 16:8338-8346. [PMID: 35486898 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c02597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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There is increasing interest in understanding the properties of solutions confined within nanotubes and synthetic or biological nanopores. How the ionic content of a nanopore-confined solution differs from that of a contacting bulk salt solution is of particular importance, for example, to water desalinization, industrial electrolysis, and all living systems. This paper explores ionic content, ionic interactions, and ion-transport properties of solutions confined within the 10 nm diameter pores of a synthetic polymer membrane. The membrane has a fixed negative pore-wall and surface charge due to ionizable carbonate groups. As a result, under some conditions, the nanopore-confined solution contains only cations and no anions or salt present in a contacting solution, ideal cation permselectivity. This anion- and salt-rejecting ability varies greatly with the cation of the salt, a result that is in contradiction to the prevailing model for permselectivity in nanopores. The extant model fails because it does not account for specific chemical interactions between the cation and the carbonate groups. The nature of these ion-selective interactions is discussed here.
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- Stevie N Bush
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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Percival SJ, Russo S, Priest C, Hill RC, Ohlhausen JA, Small LJ, Rempe SB, Spoerke ED. Bio-inspired incorporation of phenylalanine enhances ionic selectivity in layer-by-layer deposited polyelectrolyte films. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:6315-6325. [PMID: 33982047 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00134e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The addition of a common amino acid, phenylalanine, to a Layer-by-Layer (LbL) deposited polyelectrolyte (PE) film on a nanoporous membrane can increase its ionic selectivity over a PE film without the added amino acid. The addition of phenylalanine is inspired by detailed knowledge of the structure of the channelrhodopsins family of protein ion channels, where phenylalanine plays an instrumental role in facilitating sodium ion transport. The normally deposited and crosslinked PE films increase the cationic selectivity of a support membrane in a controllable manner where higher selectivity is achieved with thicker PE coatings, which in turn also increases the ionic resistance of the membrane. The increased ionic selectivity is desired while the increased resistance is not. We show that through incorporation of phenylalanine during the LbL deposition process, in solutions of NaCl with concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 100 mM, the ionic selectivity can be increased independently of the membrane resistance. Specifically, the addition is shown to increase the cationic transference of the PE films from 81.4% to 86.4%, an increase on par with PE films that are nearly triple the thickness while exhibiting much lower resistance compared to the thicker coatings, where the phenylalanine incorporated PE films display an area specific resistance of 1.81 Ω cm2 in 100 mM NaCl while much thicker PE membranes show a higher resistance of 2.75 Ω cm2 in the same 100 mM NaCl solution.
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- Stephen J Percival
- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, MS 1411, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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Hyder AHMG, Morales BA, Cappelle MA, Percival SJ, Small LJ, Spoerke ED, Rempe SB, Walker WS. Evaluation of Electrodialysis Desalination Performance of Novel Bioinspired and Conventional Ion Exchange Membranes with Sodium Chloride Feed Solutions. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:217. [PMID: 33808723 PMCID: PMC8003458 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11030217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Electrodialysis (ED) desalination performance of different conventional and laboratory-scale ion exchange membranes (IEMs) has been evaluated by many researchers, but most of these studies used their own sets of experimental parameters such as feed solution compositions and concentrations, superficial velocities of the process streams (diluate, concentrate, and electrode rinse), applied electrical voltages, and types of IEMs. Thus, direct comparison of ED desalination performance of different IEMs is virtually impossible. While the use of different conventional IEMs in ED has been reported, the use of bioinspired ion exchange membrane has not been reported yet. The goal of this study was to evaluate the ED desalination performance differences between novel laboratory‑scale bioinspired IEM and conventional IEMs by determining (i) limiting current density, (ii) current density, (iii) current efficiency, (iv) salinity reduction in diluate stream, (v) normalized specific energy consumption, and (vi) water flux by osmosis as a function of (a) initial concentration of NaCl feed solution (diluate and concentrate streams), (b) superficial velocity of feed solution, and (c) applied stack voltage per cell-pair of membranes. A laboratory‑scale single stage batch-recycle electrodialysis experimental apparatus was assembled with five cell‑pairs of IEMs with an active cross-sectional area of 7.84 cm2. In this study, seven combinations of IEMs (commercial and laboratory-made) were compared: (i) Neosepta AMX/CMX, (ii) PCA PCSA/PCSK, (iii) Fujifilm Type 1 AEM/CEM, (iv) SUEZ AR204SZRA/CR67HMR, (v) Ralex AMH-PES/CMH-PES, (vi) Neosepta AMX/Bare Polycarbonate membrane (Polycarb), and (vii) Neosepta AMX/Sandia novel bioinspired cation exchange membrane (SandiaCEM). ED desalination performance with the Sandia novel bioinspired cation exchange membrane (SandiaCEM) was found to be competitive with commercial Neosepta CMX cation exchange membrane.
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- AHM Golam Hyder
- Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) and Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Engineering Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W., University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968-0684, USA; (B.A.M.); (M.A.C.)
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- Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) and Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Engineering Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W., University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968-0684, USA; (B.A.M.); (M.A.C.)
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- Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) and Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Engineering Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W., University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968-0684, USA; (B.A.M.); (M.A.C.)
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1315, USA; (S.J.P.); (L.J.S.); (E.D.S.); (S.B.R.)
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1315, USA; (S.J.P.); (L.J.S.); (E.D.S.); (S.B.R.)
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1315, USA; (S.J.P.); (L.J.S.); (E.D.S.); (S.B.R.)
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-1315, USA; (S.J.P.); (L.J.S.); (E.D.S.); (S.B.R.)
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- Center for Inland Desalination Systems (CIDS) and Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Engineering Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W., University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968-0684, USA; (B.A.M.); (M.A.C.)
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Pershina LV, Grabeklis AR, Isankina LN, Skorb EV, Nikolaev KG. Determination of sodium and potassium ions in patients with SARS-Cov-2 disease by ion-selective electrodes based on polyelectrolyte complexes as a pseudo-liquid contact phase. RSC Adv 2021; 11:36215-36221. [PMID: 35492756 PMCID: PMC9043442 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra04582b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Supramolecular assemblies based on polyelectrolyte complexes made it possible to create complex interfaces with predictable properties. Polyelectrolyte complexes serve as a pseudo-liquid contact in ion-selective electrodes.
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- Liubov V. Pershina
- Infochemistry Scientific Center of ITMO University, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- World-Class Research Center “Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare”, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Trubetskaya st., 8, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklay st., 6, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Children's City Clinical Hospital, No. 5 named after N.F. Filatov, 192889 Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Infochemistry Scientific Center of ITMO University, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Infochemistry Scientific Center of ITMO University, 191002 Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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Priest C, VanGordon MR, Rempe C, Chaudhari MI, Stevens MJ, Rick S, Rempe SB. Computing Potential of the Mean Force Profiles for Ion Permeation Through Channelrhodopsin Chimera, C1C2. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2191:17-28. [PMID: 32865736 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0830-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Umbrella sampling, coupled with a weighted histogram analysis method (US-WHAM), can be used to construct potentials of mean force (PMFs) for studying the complex ion permeation pathways of membrane transport proteins. Despite the widespread use of US-WHAM, obtaining a physically meaningful PMF can be challenging. Here, we provide a protocol to resolve that issue. Then, we apply that protocol to compute a meaningful PMF for sodium ion permeation through channelrhodopsin chimera, C1C2, for illustration.
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- Chad Priest
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Lee H, Lee DJ, Kim M, Kim H, Cho YS, Kwon HJ, Lee HC, Park CR, Im D. High-Energy Density Li-O 2 Battery with a Polymer Electrolyte-Coated CNT Electrode via the Layer-by-Layer Method. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:17385-17395. [PMID: 32212667 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Li-O2 batteries have attracted considerable attention for several decades due to their high theoretical energy density (>3400 Wh/kg). However, it has not been clearly demonstrated that their actual volumetric and gravimetric energy densities are higher than those of Li-ion batteries. In previous studies, a considerable quantity of electrolyte was usually employed in preparing Li-O2 cells. In general, the electrolyte was considerably heavier than the carbon materials in the cathode, rendering the practical energy density of the Li-O2 battery lower than that of the Li-ion battery. Therefore, air cathodes with significantly smaller electrolyte quantities need to be developed to achieve a high specific energy density in Li-O2 batteries. In this study, we propose a core-shell-structured cathode material with a gel-polymer electrolyte layer covering the carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The CNTs are synthesized using the floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition method. The polymeric layer corresponding to the shell is prepared by the layer-by-layer (LbL) coating method, utilizing Li-Nafion along with PDDA-Cl [poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)]. Several bilayers of Li-Nafion and PDDA, on the CNT surface, are successfully prepared and characterized via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The porous structure of the CNTs is retained after the LbL process, as confirmed by the nitrogen adsorption-desorption profile and BJH pore-size distribution analysis. This porous structure can function as an oxygen channel for facilitating the transport of oxygen molecules for reacting with the Li ions on the cathode surface. These polymeric bilayers can provide an Li-ion pathway, after absorbing a small quantity of an ionic liquid electrolyte, 0.5 M LiTFSI EMI-TFSI [1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide]. Compared to a typical cathode, where only liquid electrolytes are employed, the total quantity of electrolyte in the cathode can be significantly reduced; thereby, the overall cell energy density can be increased. A Li-O2 battery with this core-shell-structured cathode exhibited a high energy density of approximately 390 Wh/kg, which was assessed by directly weighing all of the cell components together, including the gas diffusion layer, the interlayer [a separator containing a mixture of LiTFSI, 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (PYR-14), and PDDA-TFSI], the lithium anode, and the LbL-CNT cathode. The cycle life of the LbL-CNT-based cathode was found to be 31 cycles at a limited capacity of 500 mAh/gcarbon. Although this is not an excellent performance, it is almost 2 times better than that of a CNT cathode without a polymer coating.
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- Hyunpyo Lee
- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Future Technology Campus, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., 130 Samsung-ro, Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Future Technology Campus, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., 130 Samsung-ro, Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Future Technology Campus, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., 130 Samsung-ro, Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Future Technology Campus, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., 130 Samsung-ro, Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Nanomaterials Design Laboratory, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Future Technology Campus, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., 130 Samsung-ro, Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Future Technology Campus, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., 130 Samsung-ro, Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Nanomaterials Design Laboratory, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Future Technology Campus, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., 130 Samsung-ro, Maetan-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-803, Republic of Korea
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Korzhova E, Déon S, Koubaa Z, Fievet P, Lopatin D, Baranov O. Modification of commercial UF membranes by electrospray deposition of polymers for tailoring physicochemical properties and enhancing filtration performances. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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