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Transport of Charged Species Across Solid-State Nanopores

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Daisy Fung
Affiliation:
funhoisan@gmail.com, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Eyup Akdemir
Affiliation:
akdemir@eden.rutgers.edu, Rutgers, The State University of New, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Michael Vitarelli
Affiliation:
vitarelli@eden.rutgers.edu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Eugene Sosnov
Affiliation:
esosnov@eden.rutgers.edu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Shaurya Prakash
Affiliation:
sprakas1@rutgers.edu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
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Abstract

Nanofluidic devices are finding growing interest for a variety of applications. An initial report is presented here on a wide range of parameters influencing transport of ionic species as they translocate across solid-state nanopores. AC electrical bias at low ionic concentration with overlapping electric double layers provides an enhancement of ionic flux over pure DC bias. Furthermore, results also indicate that concentration and pH gradients can be maintained across solid-state nanopores for extended periods of time that can last for several hours in the absence of driving forces such as electric fields.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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