title: Nanofluidic diodes.
abstract: Ionic rectifying effect is a unique ion transport phenomenon observed in certain types of nanofluidic devices and cannot be implemented in microfluidics. Analogous to a diode in solid-state electronics, these diode-like nanofluidic devices can be used to turn the ionic flow on and off depending on the polarity of the applied electric-field. In this tutorial review, we summarize recent advances in the experimental and theoretical studies of ion current rectification in several types of nanofluidic devices. We also present a unified model to elucidate the physical mechanism behind the asymmetric ion transport behavior in nanofluidics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Li-Jing
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: L Jay
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D007477:Ions; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation; D012666:Semiconductors
chemical_list: D007477:Ions