Chinese Physics B, Volume. 29, Issue 9, (2020)

Directed transport of coupled Brownian motors in a two-dimensional traveling-wave potential

Wei-Xia Wu1, Zhi-Gang Zheng2、†, Yan-Li Song3, Ying-Rong Han4, Zhi-Cheng Sun5, and Chen-Pu Li6
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  • 1Science Education Department, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 02600, China
  • 2Institute of Systems Science and College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 36101, China
  • 3School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 00072, China
  • 4School of Science, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 30001, China
  • 5School of Printing and Packaging Engineering, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China
  • 6College of Science, Hebei Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Zhangjiakou 075000, China
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    Considering an elastically coupled Brownian motors system in a two-dimensional traveling-wave potential, we investigate the effects of the angular frequency of the traveling wave, wavelength, coupling strength, free length of the spring, and the noise intensity on the current of the system. It is found that the traveling wave is the essential condition of the directed transport. The current is dominated by the traveling wave and varies nonmonotonically with both the angular frequency and the wavelength. At an optimal angular frequency or wavelength, the current can be optimized. The coupling strength and the free length of the spring can locally modulate the current, especially at small angular frequencies. Moreover, the current decreases rapidly with the increase of the noise intensity, indicating the interference effect of noise on the directed transport.

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    Wei-Xia Wu, Zhi-Gang Zheng, Yan-Li Song, Ying-Rong Han, Zhi-Cheng Sun, Chen-Pu Li. Directed transport of coupled Brownian motors in a two-dimensional traveling-wave potential[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(9):

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    Paper Information

    Received: Apr. 8, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Zheng Zhi-Gang (lichenpu2005@126.com)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/ab99b7

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