Nanofluidics, from bulk to interfaces

L Bocquet, E Charlaix - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanofluidics has emerged recently in the footsteps of microfluidics, following the quest for
scale reduction inherent to nanotechnologies. By definition, nanofluidics explores transport …

The microporous layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, from transport mechanism to structural design

N Wu, Y Liu, X Tian, F Liu, Y Ma, S Zhang… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is a zero-carbon emission, high energy density, and sustainable sources of
energy, while the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells have the potential to …

Fluctuation-induced quantum friction in nanoscale water flows

N Kavokine, ML Bocquet, L Bocquet - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The flow of water in carbon nanochannels has defied understanding thus far, with
accumulating experimental evidence for ultra-low friction, exceptionally high water flow rates …

Massive radius-dependent flow slippage in carbon nanotubes

E Secchi, S Marbach, A Niguès, D Stein, A Siria… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Measurements and simulations have found that water moves through carbon nanotubes at
exceptionally high rates owing to nearly frictionless interfaces,,,. These observations have …

Ultrathin graphene nanofiltration membrane for water purification

Y Han, Z Xu, C Gao - Advanced Functional Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A method of fabricating ultrathin (≈ 22–53 nm thick) graphene nanofiltration membranes
(uGNMs) on microporous substrates is presented for efficient water purification using …

Fast water transport in graphene nanofluidic channels

Q Xie, MA Alibakhshi, S Jiao, Z Xu, M Hempel… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Superfast water transport discovered in graphitic nanoconduits, including carbon nanotubes
and graphene nanochannels, implicates crucial applications in separation processes and …

Friction of Water on Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride from Ab Initio Methods: Very Different Slippage Despite Very Similar Interface Structures

G Tocci, L Joly, A Michaelides - Nano letters, 2014 - ACS Publications
Friction is one of the main sources of dissipation at liquid water/solid interfaces. Despite
recent progress, a detailed understanding of water/solid friction in connection with the …

Water friction in nanofluidic channels made from two-dimensional crystals

A Keerthi, S Goutham, Y You, P Iamprasertkun… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Membrane-based applications such as osmotic power generation, desalination and
molecular separation would benefit from decreasing water friction in nanoscale channels …

Enhanced osmotic transport in individual double-walled carbon nanotube

G Cui, Z Xu, H Li, S Zhang, L Xu, A Siria… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The transport of fluid and ions across nanotubes or nanochannels has attracted great
attention due to the ultrahigh energy power density and slip length, with applications in …

Interfacial water at hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces: Slip, viscosity, and diffusion

C Sendner, D Horinek, L Bocquet, RR Netz - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
The dynamics and structure of water at hydrophobic and hydrophilic diamond surfaces is
examined via non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics simulations. For hydrophobic surfaces …