Nano-Pump base on Exothermic Surface Reactions

TL;DR

This paper proposes a simulation-based design for a nano-scale fluid pump driven by exothermic surface reactions, which could be controlled electro-chemically and is simple enough for micro/nano-fluidic applications.

Contribution

It introduces a novel, simple nano-pump design driven by exothermic surface reactions, demonstrated through simulations, with potential for electro-chemical control in micro/nano-fluidics.

Findings

Simulations show feasibility of switchable nano-pump based on surface reactions.

The pump design is simple and potentially attractive for micro/nano-fluidic systems.

Control via electro-chemical methods is possible.

Abstract

We present simulations indicating that it should be possible to construct a switchable nano-scale fluid pump, driven by exothermic surface reactions. Such a pump could, for instance, be controlled electro-chemically. In our simulations we explore a simple illustration of such a pump. We argue that the simplicity of the pump design could make it attractive for micro/nano-fluidics applications.