title: Electroosmotic flow in vapor deposited silicon dioxide and nitride microchannels.
abstract: Electroosmotic flow was studied in thin film microchannels with silicon dioxide and silicon nitride sidewalls formed using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). A sacrificial etching process was employed for channel fabrication allowing for cross-sections with heights of 3 mum, ranging from 2 mum to 50 mum in width. Flow rates were measured for single channels and multichannel electroosmotic pump structures for pH levels ranging from 2.6 to 8.3, and zeta potentials were calculated for both silicon dioxide and silicon nitride surfaces. Flow rates as high as 0.086 muLmin were measured for nitride multichannel pumps at applied electric fields of 300 Vmm. The surface characteristics of PECVD nitride were analyzed and compared to more well-known oxide surfaces to determine the density of amine sites compared to silanol sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA.
authors.forename: Mark N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hamblin
authors.forename: John M
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authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Adam T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Woolley
authors.forename: Aaron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hawkins
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