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20242026
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6 papers

physics.chem-ph2026

Giant and Continuous Ionic Current Oscillation Induced by Dynamic Surface Charge Regulation in Cylindrical Mesopores

Hongwen Zhang, Yujie Zhao, Zekun Gong +4

Nanofluidic ionic oscillators based on the dynamic regulation of surface charges hold great promise for neuromorphic computing, biosensing, and ionic circuits. Here, by dynamically…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Electrostatic Gating of Ionic Conductance Through Heterogeneous van der Waals Nanopores

Aaron H. Barajas-Aguilar, Matthew Schiel, Ethan Cao +6

Nanofluidic ionic transistors typically require gate voltages above 1 V and operate only at sub millimolar ionic strengths, limiting their biocompatible applications. We demonstrat…

physics.chem-ph2025

Modulation of Ionic Current Rectification in Short Unipolar Nanopores

Hongwen Zhang, Long Ma, Di Liu +3

With controlled ionic current rectification (ICR) achieved through a strategically designed non-uniform surface charge distribution, short unipolar nanopores exhibit promising appl…

cond-mat.soft2025

Ion transport through differently charged nanoporous membranes: from a single nanopore to multi-nanopores

Hongwen Zhang, Bowen Ai, Zekun Gong +3

Nanoporous membranes, leveraging their high-throughput characteristics, have been widely applied in fields such as molecular separation and energy conversion. Due to interpore inte…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Electrical Response of Nanofluidic Systems Subjected to Viscosity Gradients

Ramadan Abu-Rjal, Zuzanna S. Siwy, Yoav Green

It is expected that the introduction of a viscosity gradient across a nanofluidic system will drastically vary its current-voltage response, . However, to date, there is no se…

physics.chem-ph2024

Dynamic Response of Ionic Current in Conical Nanopores

Zhe Liu, Long Ma, Hongwen Zhang +4

Ionic current rectification (ICR) of charged conical nanopores has various applications in fields including nanofluidics, bio-sensing, and energy conversion, whose function is clos…