SELECTION OF BROWNIAN PARTICLES

被引:45
作者
FAUCHEUX, LP
LIBCHABER, A
机构
[1] NEC RES INST,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
[2] ROCKEFELLER UNIV,NEW YORK,NY 10021
来源
JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-FARADAY TRANSACTIONS | 1995年 / 91卷 / 18期
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D O I
10.1039/ft9959103163
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A macroscopic drift of Brownian particles (1.5 and 2.5 mu m diameter silica spheres in water) is induced by switching on and off a spatially periodic asymmetric potential. It is defined by an ac voltage, applied between asymmetrically shaped metallic electrodes deposited on a glass plate. The induced drift is a function of the particle diffusion coefficient; one can thus select particles according to their size.
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页码:3163 / 3166
页数:4
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