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Directed motion of C60 on a graphene sheet subjected to a temperature gradient

Lohrasebi, A ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.83.042601
  3. Abstract:
  4. Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations are used to study the motion of a C60 molecule on a graphene sheet subjected to a temperature gradient. The C60 molecule is actuated and moves along the system while it just randomly dances along the perpendicular direction. Increasing the temperature gradient increases the directed velocity of C60. It is found that the free energy decreases as the C60 molecule moves toward the cold end. The driving mechanism based on the temperature gradient suggests the construction of nanoscale graphene-based motors
  5. Keywords:
  6. Driving mechanism ; Graphene sheets ; Nano scale ; Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulation ; Temperature gradient ; Molecular dynamics ; Molecules ; Thermal gradients ; Graphene
  7. Source: Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics ; Volume 83, Issue 4 , 2011 ; 15393755 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.83.042601