TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanofluidics in carbon nanotubes
AU - Noy, Aleksandr
AU - Park, Hyung Gyu
AU - Fornasiero, Francesco
AU - Holt, Jason K.
AU - Grigoropoulos, Costas P.
AU - Bakajin, Olgica
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Extremely high aspect ratios, molecularly smooth hydrophobic graphitic walls, and nanoscale inner diameters of carbon nanotubes give rise to the unique phenomenon of ultra-efficient transport of water and gas through these ultra-narrow molecular pipes. Water and gas molecules move through nanotube pores orders of magnitude faster than through other pores of comparable size. The proposed water transport mechanism has a distinct similarity to the transport mechanisms of biological ion channels. Molecular dynamics simulations and experimental measurements of water transport underscore the importance of nanotube structure in enabling ultra-efficient transport through the pore.
AB - Extremely high aspect ratios, molecularly smooth hydrophobic graphitic walls, and nanoscale inner diameters of carbon nanotubes give rise to the unique phenomenon of ultra-efficient transport of water and gas through these ultra-narrow molecular pipes. Water and gas molecules move through nanotube pores orders of magnitude faster than through other pores of comparable size. The proposed water transport mechanism has a distinct similarity to the transport mechanisms of biological ion channels. Molecular dynamics simulations and experimental measurements of water transport underscore the importance of nanotube structure in enabling ultra-efficient transport through the pore.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1748-0132(07)70170-6
DO - 10.1016/S1748-0132(07)70170-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36049037283
VL - 2
SP - 22
EP - 29
JO - Nano Today
JF - Nano Today
SN - 1748-0132
IS - 6
ER -