Molecular dynamics simulation of ion transport in a nanochannel

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 921-931

  Chen, Min ^a   Chen, Yunfei ^a,b   Zhong, Wu ^a   Yang, Juekuan ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

Ion transport; Molecular dynamics simulation; Nanochannel; Transport efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRONS; IONS; MAGNETISM; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; NANOFLUIDICS; PUMPS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACES;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; (E ,3E) PROCESS; APPLIED (CO); CHARGED SURFACES; CONTINUUM THEORY; COUNTER-IONS; ELECTROKINETIC TRANSPORT; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; ION DISTRIBUTIONS; ION TRANSPORTS; MD SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS (MD); MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS (MD) SIMULATIONS; NANO CHANNELS; NANO-SCALE CHANNEL; PEAK VALUES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SINGLE PUMPS; STABLE CURRENT;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 44949238248     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-008-0081-1     Document Type: Article

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