At LAS, we are developing novel two-dimensional (2-d) nanoporous materials and membranes using a number of material platforms including graphene, carbon nitrides, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and silicates. Overall, we are engineering large-area, nm-thick films with with a precise control of nanopore size and functionality. In the next few years, LAS will pursue:
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- Synthesis for two-dimensional nanoporous materials by atomic layer deposition (ALD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), hydrothermal synthesis, exfoliation, etc.
- Elucidation of crystal growth mechanism.
- Study of thin, high throughput membranes and membrane reactors.
- Elucidation of molecular transport mechanism.
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Selected Publications
S. Huang, M. Dakhchoune, W. Luo, E. Oveisi, G. He, M. Rezaei, J. Zhao, A. Züttel, M. S. Strano, K. V. Agrawal, “Large-area single-layer graphene membranes by crack-free transfer for gas mixture separation”, Nature Communications, 9, 2632, 2018.
G. He., M. Dakhchoune, J. Zhao, S. Huang, K. V. Agrawal, “Electrophoretic Nuclei Assembly for Crystallization of High Performance Membranes on Unmodified Supports”, Advanced Functional Materials, 28, 1707427, 2018.
K. V. Agrawal, S. Shimizu, L. W. Drahushuk, D. Kilcoyne, M. S. Strano, “Observation of Extreme Phase Transition Temperatures of Water Confined Inside Isolated Carbon Nanotube Nanopores”, Nature Nanotechnology, 12, 267, 2017.
K. V. Agrawal, B. Topuz, N. Sauer, T. C. T. Pham, N. Rangnekar, H. Zhang, K. Narasimharao, S. Basahel, L. F. Francis, C. W. Macosko, S. Al-Thabaiti, K. B. Yoon, M. Tsapatsis, “Oriented MFI membranes by gel-less secondary growth of sub-100 nm MFI-nanosheet seed layers”, Advanced Materials, 21, 3243, 2015.
X. Zhang, D. Liu, D. Xu, S. Asahina, K. Cychosz, K. V. Agrawal, Y. Al Wahedi, A. Bhan, S. Al Hashimi , O. Terasaki, M. Thommes, M. Tsapatsis, “Direct Synthesis of a Self-Pillared Single Unit Cell Zeolite”, Science, 336, 1684, 2012.
K. Varoon (Agrawal), X. Zhang, B. Elyassi, D. D. Brewer, M. Gettel, S. Kumar, J. A. Lee, S. Maheshwari, A. Mittal, C. Y. Sung, M. Cococcioni, L. F. Francis, A. V. McCormick, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis, “Dispersible Exfoliated Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Application as a Selective Membrane”, Science, 334, 72, 2011.
