Rotational Brownian motion of a colloidal magnetic particle in a ferrofluid under the influence of an external magnetic field may give rise to a noise induced rotation of the particle due to the rectification of thermal fluctuations...
Keywords: Thermal Ratchet, Ferrofluids, Brownian Motors
02/2006 | Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag