Innovative polymer nanocomposite electrolytes: Nanoscale manipulation of ion channels by functionalized graphenes

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 5167-5174

  Choi, Bong Gill ^a   Hong, Jinkee ^b   Park, Young Chul ^c   Jung, Doo Hwan ^c   Hong, Won Hi ^a   Hammond, Paula T ^b   Park, Hoseok ^d  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

graphene; ion transport; nanocomposite; nanostructure; polymer electrolyte

Indexed keywords

BOUND WATERS; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALITY; CHEMICAL STRATEGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES; FACILITATED TRANSPORT; FUNCTIONALIZED; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION CHANNEL; ION CONDUCTION; ION TRANSPORT; ION-CONDUCTING; IONIC CHANNELS; IONIC CLUSTERS; LOW-ACTIVATION ENERGY; METHANOL CROSSOVER; NANO CHANNELS; NANO SCALE; PHYSICAL GEOMETRY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; IONS; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

ELECTROLYTE; GRAPHITE; ION; NANOCOMPOSITE; OXIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRONS; GRAPHITE; IONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDES; POLYMERS;

EID: 79959772622     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn2013113     Document Type: Article

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