A 2-Stroke 2-CylinderPiston Rotaxane Motor.

A 2-Stroke 2-CylinderPiston Rotaxane Motor.
Chemphyschem. 2016 Mar 4;
Authors: Sevick EM, Williams DR
Abstract
We introduce amodel for a rotaxane motor. This usestwo major themes of rotaxane physics - the ability tochange the potential of different regions of the axle (switching), and the entropy associated with free rings.The motor is based on free rings being trapped and released by potential stripes or stations. We calculate the power produced by such a motor, which is in the femtoWatt range. The power is proportional to the square of the number of rings.
PMID: 26945475 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chemphyschem - March 4, 2016 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sevick EM, Williams DR Tags: Chemphyschem Source Type: research