Nanotube Membranes Speed Lithium Transport

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Lithium ions can move through nanotube channels far faster than expected, exposing an unusual gap between theory and real nanoscale transport behaviour. How? Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed boron nitride nanotube based membranes that enable ultrafast and highly selective ion transport. The team explored how boron nitride nanotubes behave when assembled […]