Ion Current Rectification and Rectification Inversion in Conical Nanopores: A Perm-selective View Electronic Supplementary Information
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proving the validity of the present numerical approach. The results were also compared to the FEM simulations made by White et al. The ion current rectification in the pore of 10 μm length and half-cone angle of 12°, filled with 1 mM KCl solution was simulated. In this case the rectification ratio r(E) 35 is 1.39, while White et al report 1.38. The tiny difference in the obtained result is probably caused by slightly different constants taken.
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