Self-propelled Janus particles in a ratchet: Numerical simulations

PK Ghosh, VR Misko, F Marchesoni, F Nori - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
Physical review letters, 2013APS
Brownian transport of self-propelled overdamped microswimmers (like Janus particles) in
a<? format?> two-dimensional periodically compartmentalized channel is numerically
investigated for different<? format?> compartment geometries, boundary collisional
dynamics, and particle rotational diffusion. The resulting time-correlated active Brownian
motion is subject to rectification in the presence of spatial asymmetry. We prove that
ratcheting of Janus particles can be orders of magnitude stronger than for ordinary thermal …
Brownian transport of self-propelled overdamped microswimmers (like Janus particles) in a <?format ?>two-dimensional periodically compartmentalized channel is numerically investigated for different <?format ?>compartment geometries, boundary collisional dynamics, and particle rotational diffusion. The resulting time-correlated active Brownian motion is subject to rectification in the presence of spatial asymmetry. We prove that ratcheting of Janus particles can be orders of magnitude stronger than for ordinary thermal potential ratchets and thus experimentally accessible. In particular, autonomous pumping of a large mixture of passive particles can be induced by just adding a small fraction of Janus particles.
American Physical Society
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