Autonomous pump against concentration gradient

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Zhi-cheng Xu
Dong-qin Zheng
Bao-quan Ai
Wei-rong Zhong
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[1] Siyuan laboratory,Department of Physics
[2] Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials,undefined
[3] Jinan University,undefined
[4] Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials,undefined
[5] ICMP and SPTE,undefined
[6] South China Normal University,undefined
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Scientific Reports | / 6卷
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Using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods, we have studied the molecular transport in asymmetric nanochannels. The efficiency of the molecular pump depends on the angle and apertures of the asymmetric channel, the environmental temperature and average concentration of the particles. The pumping effect can be explained as the competition between the molecular force field and the thermal disturbance. Our results provide a green approach for pumping fluid particles against the concentration gradient through asymmetric nanoscale thin films without any external forces. It indicates that pumping vacuum can be a spontaneous process.
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