Nanofluidics - Fundamentals, Interfaces and Applications:

  • S. Faucher, M. Kuehne, V. B. Koman, N. Northrup, D. Kozawa, Z. Yuan, S. X. Li, Y. Zeng, T. Ichihara, R. P. Misra, N. Aluru, D. Blankschtein, and M. S. Strano, ``Diameter Dependence of Water Filling in Lithographically Segmented Isolated Carbon Nanotubes'', ACS Nano, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 2778-2790, 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08634 [pdf file]

  • Z. Zhang, A. Rayabharam, J. Martis, H. Li, N. R. Aluru and A. Majumdar, ``Prospects for sub-nanometer scale imaging of optical phenomena using electron microscopy'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 118, No. 3, Art. No. 033104, 2021. DOI: 10.1063/5.0029979 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • H. Qu, A. Rayabharam, X. Wu, P. Wang, Y. Li, J. Fagan, N. R. Aluru, Y. Wang, ``Selective filling of n-hexane in a tight nanopore'', Nature Communications, Vol. 12, Art. No. 310, 2021. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20587-1 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • S. Zhou, K. S. Panse, M. H. Motevaselian, N. R. Aluru, Y. Zhang, ``Three-Dimensional Molecular Mapping of Ionic Liquids at Electrified Interfaces'', ACS Nano, Vol. 14, No. 12, pp. 17515-17523, 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07957 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • M. H. Motevaselian and N. R. Aluru, ``Confinement-Induced Enhancement of Parallel Dielectric Permittivity: Super Permittivity Under Extreme Confinement'', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 11, No. 24, pp. 10532-10537, 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03219 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • M. Heiranian, A. Taqieddin and N. R. Aluru, ``Revisiting Sampson's theory for hydrodynamic transport in ultrathin nanopores'', Physical Review Research, Vol. 2, No. 4, Art. No. 043153, 2020. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043153 [pdf file]

  • M. H. Motevaselian and N. R. Aluru, ``Universal Reduction in Dielectric Response of Confined Fluids'', ACS Nano, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp. 12761-12770, 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03173 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • Y. Noh and N. R. Aluru, ``Ion Transport in Electrically Imperfect Nanopores'', ACS Nano, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 10518-10526, 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c04453 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • M. Heiranian and N. R. Aluru, ``Nanofluidic Transport Theory with Enhancement Factors Approaching One'', ACS Nano, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 272-281, 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04328 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • Y.-C. Yao, A. Taqieddin, M. A. Alibakshi, M. Wanunu, N. R. Aluru, A. Noy, ``Strong Electroosmotic Coupling Dominates Ion Conductance of 1.5 nm Diameter Carbon Nanotube Porins'', ACS Nano, Vol. 13, No. 11, pp. 12851-12859, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05118 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • S. Faucher, N. Aluru, M. Bazant, D. Blankschtein, A. H. Brozena, J. Cumings, J. Pedro de Souza, M. Elimelech, R. Epsztein, J. T. Fourkas, A. G. Rajan, H. J. Kulik, A. Levy, A. Majumdar, C. Martin, M. McEldrew, R. P. Misra, A. Noy, T. A. Pham, M. Reed, E. Schwegler, Z. Siwy, Y. Wang, M. Strano, ``Critical Knowledge Gaps in Mass Transport through Single-Digit Nanopores: A Review and Perspective'', The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 123, No. 35, pp. 21309-21326, 2019. [pdf file]

  • S. S. Kwon, J. Choi, M. Heiranian, Y. Kim, W. J. Chang, P. M. Knapp, M. C. Wang, J. M. Kim, N. R. Aluru, W. Il Park, S. Nam, ``Electrical Double Layer of Supported Atomically Thin Materials'', Nano Letters, Vol. 19, No. 7, pp. 4588-4593, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01563 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • E. Rigo, Z. Dong, J.H. Park, E. Kennedy, M. Hokmabadi, L. Almonte-Garcia, L. Ding, N. Aluru, G. Timp, ``Measurements of the size and correlations between ions using an electrolytic point contact'', Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Art. No. 2382, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10265-2 [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • M. E. Suk and N. R. Aluru, ``Modeling water flow through carbon nanotube membranes with extrance/exit effects'', Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 247-262, 2017. DOI: 10.1080/15567265.2017.1355949 [pdf file]

  • A. Barati Farimani and N. R. Aluru, ``Existence of multiple phases of water at nanotube interfaces'', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 120, No. 41, pp. 23763-23771, 2016. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • J. Feng, M. Graf, K. Liu, D. Ovchinnikov, D. Dumcenco, M. Heiranian, V. Nandigana, N. R. Aluru, A. Kis and A. Radenovic, ``Single-layer MoS2 nanopores as nanopower generators'', Nature, Vol. 536, No. 7615, pp. 197-200, 2016. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • A. Barati Farimani, M. Heiranian and N. R. Aluru, ``Nano-electro-mechanical pump: Giant pumping of water in carbon nanotubes'', Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, Art. No. 26211, 2016. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • M. Heiranian, A. Barati Farimani and N. R. Aluru, ``Water desalination with a single-layer MoS2 nanopore'', Nature Communications, Vol. 6, Art. No. 8616, 2015. [pdf file]; Supporting information [pdf file]

  • M. E. Suk and N. R. Aluru, ``Ion transport in sub-5-nm graphene nanopores'', Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 140, No. 8, Art. No. 084707, 2014. [pdf file]

  • A. Barati Farimani, Y. Wu and N. R. Aluru, ``Rotational motion of a single water molecule in a buckyball'', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 15, No. 41, pp. 17993-18000, 2013. [pdf file]; Supplementary information [pdf file]

  • M. E. Suk and N. R. Aluru, ``Molecular and continuum hydrodynamics in graphene nanopores'', RSC Advances, Vol. 3, No. 24, pp. 9365-9372, 2013. [pdf file]; Supplementary information [pdf file]

  • J. Lee and N. R. Aluru, ``Water-solubility-driven separation of gases using graphene membrane'', Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 428, pp. 546-553, 2013. [pdf file]

  • A. Barati Farimani and N. R. Aluru, ``Spatial diffusion of water in carbon nanotubes: From Fickian to ballistic motion'', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 115, No. 42, pp. 12145-12149, 2011. [pdf file]

  • J. Lee and N. R. Aluru, ``Mechanistic analysis of gas enrichment in gas-water mixtures near extended surfaces'', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 115, No. 35, pp. 17495-17502, 2011. [pdf file]

  • M. E. Suk and N. R. Aluru, ``Water transport through ultrathin graphene'', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 1, No. 10, pp. 1590-1594, 2010. [pdf file]

  • J. Lee and N. R. Aluru, ``Separation of gases from gas-water mixtures using carbon nanotubes'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, No. 13, Art. No. 133108, 2010. [pdf file]

  • J. Park and N. R. Aluru, ``Ordering-induced fast diffusion of nanoscale water film on graphene'', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 114, No. 6, pp. 2595-2599, 2010. [pdf file]

  • M. E. Suk and N. R. Aluru, ``Effect of induced electric field on single-file reverse osmosis'', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 11, No. 38, pp. 8614-8619, 2009. [pdf file]

  • C. Y. Won and N. R. Aluru, ``A chloride ion-selective boron nitride nanotube'', Chemical Physics Letters, Vol. 478, No. 4-6, pp. 185-190, 2009. [pdf file]

  • J.H. Park and N. R. Aluru, ``Diffusion of water submonolayers on hydrophilic surfaces'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 93, No. 25, Art. No. 253104, 2008. [pdf file]

  • C. Y. Won and N. R. Aluru, ``Water phase transition induced by a Stone-Wales defect in a boron nitride nanotube'', Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 130, No. 41, pp. 13649-13652, 2008. [pdf file]; See also the supplementary information [pdf file]

  • S. Joseph and N. R. Aluru, ``Pumping of confined water in carbon nanotubes by rotation-translation coupling'', Physical Review Letters, Vol. 101, No. 6, Art. No. 064502, 2008. [pdf file]

  • Y. Xu and N. R. Aluru, ``Carbon nanotube screening effects on the water-ion channels'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 93, No. 4, Art. No. 043122, 2008. [pdf file]

  • M. E. Suk, A. V. Raghunathan and N. R. Aluru, ``Fast reverse osmosis using boron nitride and carbon nanotubes'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 13, Art. No. 133120, 2008. [pdf file]

  • C. Y. Won and N. R. Aluru, ``Structure and dynamics of water confined in a boron nitride nanotube'', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 112, No. 6, pp. 1812-1818, 2008. [pdf file]

  • S. Joseph and N. R. Aluru, ``Why are carbon nanotubes fast transporters of water?'', Nano Letters, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 452-458, 2008. [pdf file]

  • A. V. Raghunathan and N. R. Aluru, ``Self-consistent molecular dynamics formulation for electric-field-mediated electrolyte transport through nanochannels'', Physical Review E, Vol. 76, No. 1, Art. No. 011202, 2007. [pdf file]

  • C. Won and N. R. Aluru, ``Water permeation through a subnanometer boron nitride nanotube'', Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 129, No. 10, pp. 2748-2749, 2007. [pdf file]; See also the supplementary information [pdf file]

  • A. V. Raghunathan and N. R. Aluru, ``Effect of size-asymmetric electrolyte on single-file osmosis'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, No. 6, Art. No. 064107, 2006. [pdf file]

  • A. V. Raghunathan and N. R. Aluru, ``Molecular understanding of osmosis in semipermeable membranes'', Physical Review Letters, Vol. 97, No. 2, Art. No. 024501, 2006. [pdf file]

  • R. Qiao, J. G. Georgiadis and N. R. Aluru, ``Differential ion transport induced electroosmosis and internal recirculation in heterogeneous osmosis membranes'', Nano Letters, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 995-999, 2006. [pdf file]

  • J.H. Park, S. B. Sinnott and N. R. Aluru, ``Ion separation using a Y-junction carbon nanotube'', Nanotechnology, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 895-900, 2006. [pdf file]

  • R. Qiao and N. R. Aluru, ``Atomistic simulation of KCl transport in charged silicon nanochannels: Interfacial effects'', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 267, No. 1-3, pp. 103-109, 2005. [pdf file]

  • R. Qiao and N. R. Aluru, ``Scaling of electrokinetic transport in nanometer channels'', Langmuir, Vol. 21, No. 19, pp. 8972-8977, 2005. [pdf file]

  • C. Ho, R. Qiao, J. B. Heng, A. Chatterjee, R. J. Timp, N. R. Aluru and G. Timp, ``Electrolytic transport through a synthetic nanometer-diameter pore'', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 102, No. 30, pp. 10445-10450, 2005. [pdf file]

  • R. Qiao and N. R. Aluru, ''Surface-charge-induced asymmetric electrokinetic transport in confined silicon nanochannels'', Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, No. 14, 143105, 2005. [pdf file]

  • R. Qiao and N. R. Aluru, ``Charge inversion and flow reversal in a nanochannel electro-osmotic flow'', Physical Review Letters, Vol. 92, No. 19, Art. No. 198301, 14 May 2004. [pdf file]

  • S. Joseph, R. J. Mashl, E. Jakobsson and N. R. Aluru, ``Electrolytic transport in modified carbon nanotubes'', Nano Letters, Vol. 3, No. 10, pp. 1399-1403, 2003. [pdf file]

  • R. Qiao and N. R. Aluru, ``Atypical dependence of electroosmotic transport on surface charge in a single-wall carbon nanotube'', Nano Letters, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 1013-1017, 2003. [pdf file]

  • R. J. Mashl, S. Joseph, N. R. Aluru and E. Jakobsson, ``Anomalously immobilized water: A new water phase induced by confinement in nanotubes'', Nano Letters, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 589-592, 2003. [pdf file]

  • R. Qiao and N. R. Aluru, ``Ion concentrations and velocity profiles in nanochannel electroosmotic flows'', Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 118, No. 10, pp. 4692-4701, 2003. [pdf file]