Nanofluidic osmotic power generators–advanced nanoporous membranes and nanochannels for blue energy harvesting

G Laucirica, ME Toimil-Molares, C Trautmann… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increase of energy demand added to the concern for environmental pollution linked to
energy generation based on the combustion of fossil fuels has motivated the study and …

Molecular design of solid‐state nanopores: Fundamental concepts and applications

G Pérez‐Mitta, ME Toimil‐Molares… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state nanopores are fascinating objects that enable the development of specific and
efficient chemical and biological sensors, as well as the investigation of the physicochemical …

Blue energy generation by the temperature-dependent properties in funnel-shaped soft nanochannels

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Salinity energy generation (SEG) studies have only been done under isothermal conditions
at ambient temperature. The production of salinity energy can be improved under non …

Biomimetic solid-state nanochannels for chemical and biological sensing applications

G Laucirica, YT Terrones, V Cayón, ML Cortez… - TrAC Trends in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomimetic solid-state nanochannels enable new modalities for biosensing. In the last
decade, these nanofluidic architectures have been widely studied due to their rapid and …

TEMPO-oxidized bacterial cellulose nanofibers/graphene oxide fibers for osmotic energy conversion

N Sheng, S Chen, M Zhang, Z Wu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The large osmotic energy between river water and seawater is an inexhaustible blue energy
source; however, the complicated manufacturing methods used for ion-exchange devices …

Boost ionic selectivity by coating bullet-shaped nanochannels with dense polyelectrolyte brushes

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The influence of channel geometry on the ionic selectivity and ionic current rectification of
soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …

Impacts of the shape of soft nanochannels on their ion selectivity and current rectification

M Karimzadeh, Z Seifollahi, M Khatibi… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of channel geometry on the ion selectivity and ionic current rectification (ICR)
of soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …

Ion transport in intelligent Nanochannels: a comparative analysis of the role of electric field

M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
This research delves into investigating ion transport behavior within nanochannels,
enhanced through modification with a negatively charged polyelectrolyte layer (PEL), aimed …

Tannic acid modified single nanopore with multivalent metal ions recognition and ultra-trace level detection

K Zhan, Z Li, J Chen, Y Hou, J Zhang, R Sun, Z Bu… - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial single nanopore as a promising tool for chemical and biological studies, such as
ionic detection, DNA sequencing, molecular sensing/separation, nanofluidics and …

Augmentation of the reverse electrodialysis power generation in soft nanochannels via tailoring the soft layer properties

M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh, A Sadeghi - Electrochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanochannels covered with a polyelectrolyte layer (PEL) are recently shown to increase the
power generation by reverse electrodialysis (RED) considerably. In this investigation, we …