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Javier Cervera1, Patricio Ramirez2, Sergio Portillo1
1Departamento de Física de la Terra i Termodinàmica, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
Abstract:
Ionic flow nonlinear effects are helpful for sensing and signal processing in nanofluidic systems. Here, we develop a simple phenomenological model based on a distribution of Boltzmann-like electrical conductances to describe different forms of voltage-controlled negative differential resistance observed in charged conical nanopores. Multiple negative differential resistance phenomena show abrupt drops in the ionic current when the applied voltage exceeds a series of threshold voltages. We use the phenomenological model to describe the multiple states resulting from externally controlled salt precipitation at the conical pore tips. We consider both single- and multipore membranes, together with parallel and antiparallel arrangements of two membranes, as a function of the applied voltage, salt type, ionic concentration, and temperature.
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