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Title: Flashing ratchets

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1650804
Patent Number(s):
10629833
Application Number:
15/819,911
Assignee:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0000989
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/21/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Kedem, Ofer, Lau, Bryan, and Weiss, Emily A. Flashing ratchets. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Kedem, Ofer, Lau, Bryan, & Weiss, Emily A. Flashing ratchets. United States.
Kedem, Ofer, Lau, Bryan, and Weiss, Emily A. Tue . "Flashing ratchets". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650804.
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year = {Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
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patent-application, January 2012


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patent-application, July 2010