Electrokinetic energy conversion in micrometer-length nanofluidic channels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 225-241

  Chang, Chih Chang ^a   Yang, Ruey Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Electrokinetics; Energy conversion; Nanofluidics; Streaming current; Streaming potential

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL RESISTANCE; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTROKINETIC; ELECTROKINETIC FLOWS; ELECTROKINETICS; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; KEY FACTORS; KIRCHHOFF'S CURRENT LAW; NANO CHANNELS; NANOFLUIDIC CHANNEL; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELING; OHM'S LAW; ONSAGER; POISSON-BOLTZMANN; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; RECIPROCAL RELATIONS; STREAMING CURRENT; STREAMING POTENTIAL; THEORETICAL MODELS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MICROMETERS; POLARIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 77956264744     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0538-y     Document Type: Article

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