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Ion transport and ultra-efficient osmotic power generation in boron nitride nanotube porins
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Nanotube porins form transmembrane nanomaterial-derived scaffolds that mimic the geometry and functionality of biological membrane channels. We report synthesis, transport properties, and osmotic energy harvesting performance of another member of the nanotube porin family: boron nitride nanotube porins (BNNTPs). Cryo-transmission electron microscopy imaging, liposome transport assays, and DNA translocation experiments show that BNNTPs reconstitute into lipid membranes to form functional channels of similar to 2-nm diameter. Ion transport studies reveal ion conductance characteristics of individual BNNTPs, which show an unusual C-1/4 scaling with ion concentration and pronounced pH sensitivity. Reversal potential measurements indicate that BNNTPs have strong cation selectivity at neutral pH, attributable to the high negative charge on the channel. BNNTPs also deliver very large power density up to 12 kW/m(2) in the osmotic gradient transport experiments at neutral pH, surpassing that of other BNNT-based devices by two orders of magnitude under similar conditions. Our results suggest that BNNTPs are a promising platform for mass transport and osmotic power generation.
Keywords:
SALINITY GRADIENT
CARBON NANOTUBES
2D MATERIALS
NANOPORE
SELECTIVITY
PERMEABILITY
BILAYERS
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