Universität Bayreuth, Pressemitteilung Nr. 084/2022 vom 30.05.2022
Bayreuth researchers develop new method for the technological use of 2D nanomaterials
Nanosheets are finely structured two-dimensional materials and have great potential for innovation. They are fixed on top of each other in layered crystals, and must first be separated from each other so that they can be used, for example, to filter gas mixtures or for efficient gas barriers. A research team at the University of Bayreuth has now developed a gentle, environmentally-friendly process for this difficult process of delamination that can even be used on an industrial scale. This is the first time that a crystal from the technologically attractive group of zeolites has been made usable for a broad field of potential applications.
To the human eye, layered crystals after osmotic swelling are only visible as unclear, clumped structures. Photo: Chr. Wißler.
Felix Uhlig M.Sc., co-author of the study, in front of an X-ray diffractometer that was used to examine the nanosheets. Photo: Chr. Wißler.