A DNA-Threaded ZIF-8 Membrane with High Proton Conductivity and Low Methanol Permeability.

Adv Mater

State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.

Published: January 2018

Natural biomolecules have potential as proton-conducting materials, in which the hydrogen-bond networks can facilitate proton transportation. Herein, a biomolecule/metal-organic framework (MOF) approach to develop hybrid proton-conductive membranes is reported. Single-strand DNA molecules are introduced into DNA@ZIF-8 membranes through a solid-confined conversion process. The DNA-threaded ZIF-8 membrane exhibits high proton conductivity of 3.40 × 10 S cm at 25 °C and the highest one ever reported of 0.17 S cm at 75 °C, under 97% relatively humidity, attributed to the formed hydrogen-bond networks between the DNA molecules and the water molecules inside the cavities of the ZIF-8, but very low methanol permeability of 1.25 × 10 cm s due to the small pore entrance of the DNA@ZIF-8 membranes. The selectivity of the DNA@ZIF-8 membrane is thus significantly higher than that of developed proton-exchange membranes for fuel cells. After assembling the DNA@ZIF-8 hybrid membrane into direct methanol fuel cells, it exhibits a power density of 9.87 mW cm . This is the first MOF-based proton-conductivity membrane used for direct methanol fuel cells, providing bright promise for such hybrid membranes in this application.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201705155DOI Listing

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