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Multipore membranes with nanofluidic diodes allowing multifunctional rectification and logical responses

Patricio RamirezPieter StroeveMubarak AliJavier CerveraVicente GomezSaima NasirSalvador MafeWolfgang Ensinger

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Logic functionsTechnologyMaterials sciencePhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)NanotechnologyNanofluidics02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesElectrochemical cellEngineeringRectificationNanofluidic diodesMultipore membranesMultifunctional electrical responseOhmic contactApplied PhysicsDiodepH-reversed rectificationIon current021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical sciencesNanoporeMembraneFISICA APLICADAPhysical Sciences0210 nano-technology

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[EN] We have arranged two multipore membranes with conical nanopores in a three-compartment electrochemical cell. The membranes act as tunable nanofluidic diodes whose functionality is entirely based on the pH-reversed ion current rectification and does not require specific surface functionalizations. This electrochemical arrangement can display different electrical behaviors (quasi-linear ohmic response and inward/outward rectifications) as a function of the electrolyte concentration in the external solutions and the applied voltage at the pore tips. The multifunctional response permits to implement different logical responses including NOR and INHIBIT functions.

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2016-06-20Applied Physics Letters
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954764