Tunable rectifications in nanofluidic diodes by ion selectivity of charged polystyrene opals for osmotic energy conversion
Tianliang Xiao, Jing Ma, Zhaoyue Liu, Bingxin Lu, Jiaqiao Jiang, Xiaoyan Nie, Rifeng Luo, Jiao Jin, Qingqing Liu, Wenping Li, Jin Zhai
Abstract
An ion-selective layer based on self-assembled polystyrene opals is integrated with an alumina nanoporous membrane to form nanofluidic diodes.
Topics & Concepts
PolystyreneDiodeNanoporousMaterials scienceNanotechnologyLayer (electronics)MembraneSelectivityIonRectificationEnergy transformationOptoelectronicsNanoporeChemistryPolymerCatalysisVoltageComposite materialOrganic chemistryBiochemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques