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Cellulose ionics: switching ionic diode responses by surface charge in reconstituted cellulose films

Barak Aaronson, David Wigmore, Marcus Johns, Janet Scott, Igor Polikarpov, Frank Marken

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    Abstract

    Cellulose films as well as chitosan-modified cellulose films of approximately 5 μm thickness, reconstituted from ionic liquid media onto a poly(ethylene-terephthalate) (PET, 6 μm thickness) film with a 5, 10, 20, or 40 μm diameter laser-drilled microhole, show significant current rectification in aqueous NaCl. Reconstituted α-cellulose films provide “cationic diodes” (due to predominant cation conductivity) whereas chitosan-doped cellulose shows “anionic diode” effects (due to predominant anion conductivity). The current rectification, or “ionic diode” behaviour, is investigated as a function of NaCl concentration, pH, microhole diameter, and molecular weight of the chitosan dopant. Future applications are envisaged exploiting the surface charge induced switching of diode currents for signal amplification in sensing.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3707-3714
    Number of pages8
    JournalAnalyst
    Volume142
    Issue number19
    Early online date13 Aug 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Oct 2017

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