title: Enhanced electrophoretic motion using supercapacitor-based energy storage system.
abstract: Electrophoretic motion at low potentials is facilitated by redox chemistry occurring in a supercapacitor-based electrochemical energy storage system during charge and discharge. We show that MnO2 -modified electrodes can effectively alleviate the electrode surface polarization, the main factor that leads to inefficient electrophoresis at low voltages. A self-powered electrophoretic system based on a discharging battery has been also fabricated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Flory
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wentao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Ayusman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
keywords: battery; electrokinetics; electrophoresis; energy storage; supercapacitor