Current oscillations generated by precipitate formation in the mixing zone between two solutions inside a nanopore
dc.contributor.author | Yusko, Erik Christian | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Billeh, Yazan N. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mayer, Michael | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-10T13:53:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-08-10T13:53:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-11 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Yusko, Erik C.; Billeh, Yazan N.; Mayer, Michael (2010). "Current oscillations generated by precipitate formation in the mixing zone between two solutions inside a nanopore." Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 22(45): 454127. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85433> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0953-8984 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/85433 | |
dc.description.abstract | Unlike biological protein pores in lipid membranes, nanopores fabricated in synthetic materials can withstand a wide range of environmental conditions including the presence of organic solvents. This capability expands the potential of synthetic nanopores to monitor chemical reactions occurring at the interface between solutions of organic and aqueous character. In this work, nanopores fabricated in borosilicate glass or silicon nitride connected a predominantly organic solvent to an aqueous solvent, thereby generating a mixing zone between these solutions inside the pore. This configuration was exploited to precipitate small organic molecules with low aqueous solubility inside the nanopores, and concomitantly, to monitor this precipitation by the decrease of the ionic conductance through the nanopores over time. Hence, this method provides a means to induce and investigate the formation of nanoprecipitates or nanoparticles. Interestingly, precipitates with a slight electric charge were cleared from the pore, causing the conductance of the pore to return to its original value. This process repeated, resulting in stable oscillations of the ionic current. Although such oscillations might be useful in fluidic logic circuits, few conditions capable of generating oscillations in ionic currents have been reported. The frequency and amplitude of oscillations could be tuned by changing the concentration of the precipitating molecule, the pH of the electrolyte, and the applied potential bias. In addition to generating oscillations, nanopores that separate two different solutions may be useful for monitoring and mediating chemical reactions in the mixing zone between two solutions. | en_US |
dc.title | Current oscillations generated by precipitate formation in the mixing zone between two solutions inside a nanopore | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Physics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 21339613 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/85433/1/cm10_45_454127.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1088/0953-8984/22/45/454127 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Physics, Department of |
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