Diffusion of a nanowire rod through an obstacle field

作者:Kasimov Dror; Admon Tamir; Roichman Yael*
来源:PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 2016, 93(5): 050602.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.93.050602

摘要

We report the experimental realization of a rod diffusing in a two-dimensional obstacle field following the single rod dynamics. We use a silver nanowire as our rod and two types of obstacles: repelling light beams and polymer pillars. We study the effect of hydrodynamic interactions on the transport of the rod, comparing both experimental realizations and recent simulations. We propose a framework for analyzing the transport through such systems, and we predict a new superdiffusive regime of rod transport at high obstacle concentration and short times.

  • 出版日期2016-5-23