Electroosmotic flow can generate ion current rectification in nano- and micropores

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 477-487

  Yusko, Erik C ^a   An, Ran ^a,b   Mayer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Current rectification; Debye length; Electric double layer; Electroosmotic flow; Fluidic diode; Micropore; Nanopore

Indexed keywords

DEBYE LENGTH; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER; ELECTROOSMOTIC FLOW; MICROPORE; MICROPORES;

DIODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROOSMOSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MICROPOROSITY; NANOPORES; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROOSMOSIS; POROSITY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOSMOSIS; NANOSTRUCTURES; POROSITY;

EID: 75749145852     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn9013438     Document Type: Article

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