Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2016,7, 328–350, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.31
; nanoscalefrictionandthermalnoise; quantum effects; thermodynamic efficiency; Introduction
A myriad of minuscule molecular nanomotors (not visible in standard, classical, optical microscopes) operate in living cells and perform various tasks. These utilize metabolic energy, for example, the energy
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Figure 1:
(a) Simplest model for a periodic ratchet potential with depth ε. Bias Δμ < 0 per one rotation tur...