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Title: Flashing ratchets

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1650804

Provided herein are flashing ratchets that produce transport based on the oscillating application of regularly-spaced, asymmetric potentials. In particular, devices are provided that transport electrons without the requirement of an overall source-drain bias favoring electron transport.

Research Organization:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0000989
Assignee:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Patent Number(s):
10,629,833
Application Number:
15/819,911
OSTI ID:
1650804
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/21/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Enzymatic or Organic Catalytic Chemical Reactions patent-application May 2010
Methods and Devices for Separating Particles in a Liquid Flow patent-application December 2006
Renewable Energy Extraction patent-application January 2012
Asymmetric Systems patent-application July 2010

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