Asymmetric rectified electric fields generate flows that can dominate induced-charge electrokinetics
Aref Hashemi, Gregory H. Miller, William D. Ristenpart
Abstract
Extant theories for induced-charge electrokinetics (ICEK) sometimes fail to predict even the correct direction of flow. By combining the recently discovered phenomenon of asymmetric rectified electric fields with a generalized form of ICEK, this long-standing dilemma is explained.
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