Ion transport in nanofluidics under external fields
Nanofluidic channels with tailored ion transport dynamics are usually used as channels for ion transport, to enable high-performance ion regulation behaviors. The rational construction of nanofluidics and the introduction of external fields are of vital significance to the advancement and developmen...
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| Published in | Chemical Society reviews Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 2972 - 31 |
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| Main Authors | , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
Royal Society of Chemistry
18.03.2024
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| Summary: | Nanofluidic channels with tailored ion transport dynamics are usually used as channels for ion transport, to enable high-performance ion regulation behaviors. The rational construction of nanofluidics and the introduction of external fields are of vital significance to the advancement and development of these ion transport properties. Focusing on the recent advances of nanofluidics, in this review, various dimensional nanomaterials and their derived homogeneous/heterogeneous nanofluidics are first briefly introduced. Then we discuss the basic principles and properties of ion transport in nanofluidics. As the major part of this review, we focus on recent progress in ion transport in nanofluidics regulated by external physical fields (electric field, light, heat, pressure,
etc.
) and chemical fields (pH, concentration gradient, chemical reaction,
etc.
), and reveal the advantages and ion regulation mechanisms of each type. Moreover, the representative applications of these nanofluidic channels in sensing, ionic devices, energy conversion, and other areas are summarized. Finally, the major challenges that need to be addressed in this research field and the future perspective of nanofluidics development and practical applications are briefly illustrated.
This review summarizes the recent progress in ion transport in nanofluidics regulated by external physical/chemical fields and the applications in sensing, ion pumps, energy conversion, and others. |
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| Bibliography: | Pei Liu is currently an Assistant Professor in Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University (ZZU). She received her BS degree from ZZU in 2013 and PhD from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (TIPCCAS), in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Liping Wen. Her research interest mainly focuses on biomimetic nanofluidics and membrane materials for ion transport and energy conversion. Liping Wen is a Professor at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS (TIPC). He received his PhD in physical chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry, CAS, under the supervision of Prof. Lei Jiang. In 2010, he worked as an Associate Professor in ICCAS. In 2011, he went to the Tokyo Institute of Technology as a visiting scholar. In 2015, he moved to the TIPC and was appointed as a Professor in 2016. He is the winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in China. Prof. Wen's current scientific interests are mainly focused on the construction and application of bioinspired asymmetric smart nanochannel/nanopore membranes in the environmental, health, energy, and desalination fields. Lei Jiang is a Professor at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS (TIPC) and Beihang University. He is also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, and National Academy of Engineering, USA. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Jilin University, and PhD from the University of Tokyo. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow with Prof. Akira Fujishima and then as a senior researcher in the Kanagawa Academy of Sciences and Technology with Prof. Kazuhito Hashimoto. In 1999, he joined the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as part of the Hundred Talents Program. In 2015, he and his group moved to TIPC. His scientific interests focus on bio-inspired, smart, multi-scale interfacial materials with superwettability. Xiang-Yu Kong is currently a professor at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (TIPC). He received his BS degree from Tianjin University of Science & Technology in 2008. He then received his PhD from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), in Prof. Wei-Jun Zheng's group. His scientific interest is designing nanoconfined interfacial materials for mass transport regulation. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
| ISSN: | 0306-0012 1460-4744 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d3cs00367a |