A three-state nanofluidic field effect switch.

Fuest, Marie; Boone, Caitlin; Rangharajan, Kaushik K; Conlisk, A Terrence; Prakash, Shaurya · Nano Lett · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report a three-state nanofluidic field effect switch in an asymmetrically gated device with a forward (positive), off (zero), and a reverse (negative) current state for tunable control of ionic transport by systematically controlling the gate potential. The embedded gate electrode allows for modulation of the ionic current through the 16 nm deep channels as a function of electrolyte concentration and gate electrode location for a fixed streamwise potential.