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Mesoscopic Concentration Fluctuations in a Fluidic Nanocavity Detected by Redox Cycling
We show that a nanofluidic device consisting of a solution-filled cavity bounded by two closely spaced parallel electrodes can amplify the electrical current from redox molecules inside the cavity by a factor of ∼400 through redox cycling. The noise spectral density of this signal agrees quantitativ...
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Published in: | Nano letters 2007-02, Vol.7 (2), p.384-388 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | We show that a nanofluidic device consisting of a solution-filled cavity bounded by two closely spaced parallel electrodes can amplify the electrical current from redox molecules inside the cavity by a factor of ∼400 through redox cycling. The noise spectral density of this signal agrees quantitatively with the calculated fluctuations in the number of molecules inside the cavity due to their diffusive motion. We demonstrate sensitivity to fluctuations of as few as ∼70 molecules. |
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ISSN: | 1530-6984 1530-6992 |
DOI: | 10.1021/nl062571g |