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Electroconvective instability, driving ion transport beyond theoretical limits, is significantly suppressed by full confinement. However, partial confinement allows for flow escape, minimally impacting instability onset in systems like microfluidics and porous media.

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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Electrochemistry

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  • Ion transport across ion-selective surfaces is governed by Poisson-Nernst-Planck and Navier-Stokes equations.
  • Transverse unbounded systems exhibit electroconvective instability, leading to enhanced ion transport.
  • Previous models often assumed one-dimensional geometries, neglecting hydrodynamic effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze electroconvection in confined systems relevant to microfluidics and porous media.
  • To investigate the impact of transverse confinement on electroconvective instability and overlimiting currents.
  • To reconcile conflicting results in recent literature concerning confined electroconvection.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck and Navier-Stokes equations.
  • Modeling of confined geometries, including full and partial transverse confinement.
  • Comparison with existing literature and experimental observations.

Main Results:

  • Full transverse confinement significantly suppresses electroconvection and overlimiting currents.
  • Partial transverse confinement, allowing flow escape, minimally affects the onset of electroconvective instability.
  • Findings are applicable to systems like thin channels and porous media.

Conclusions:

  • Confinement geometry is critical in determining the extent of electroconvection and ion transport.
  • The study clarifies the role of confinement in electrokinetic phenomena.
  • Results provide a framework for understanding and designing systems with controlled ion transport.