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Title: Current inversions induced by resonant coupling to surface waves in a nanosized water pump
Authors: Zhou, X
Wu, F
Liu, Y 
Kou, J
Lu, H
Lu, H
Issue Date: Nov-2015
Source: Physical review E : covering statistical, nonlinear, biological, and soft matter physics, Nov. 2015, v. 92, no. 5, 053017
Abstract: We conducted a molecular dynamics simulation to investigate current inversions in a nanosized water pump based on a single-walled carbon nanotube powered by mechanical vibration. It was found that the water current depended sensitively on the frequency of mechanical vibration. Especially in the resonance region, the nanoscale pump underwent reversals of the water current. This phenomenon was attributed to the dynamics competition of the water molecules in the two sections (the left and right parts) divided by the vibrating atom and the differences in phase and decay between the two mechanical waves generated by mechanical vibration and propagating in opposite directions toward the two ends of the carbon nanotube. Our findings provide an insight into water transportation through nanosized pumps and have potential in the design of high-flux nanofluidic systems and nanoscale energy converters.
Publisher: American Physical Society
Journal: Physical review E : covering statistical, nonlinear, biological, and soft matter physics 
ISSN: 2470-0045
EISSN: 2470-0053
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053017
Rights: ©2015 American Physical Society
The following publication Zhou, X., Wu, F., Liu, Y., Kou, J., Lu, H., & Lu, H. (2015). Current inversions induced by resonant coupling to surface waves in a nanosized water pump. Physical Review E, 92(5), 053017 is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053017.
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