Confinement-induced enhancement of diffusiophoretic forces on self-propellers
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We study the effect of spatial confinement on the strength of propulsive diffusiophoretic forces acting on a particle that generates density gradients by exploiting the chemical free energy of its environment. Using a recently proposed simple model of a self-propelling device driven by chemical reactions taking place on some parts of its surface, we demonstrate that the force significantly increases in the presence of confining walls. We also show that such effects become even more pronounced in two-dimensional systems.
6 pages, 2 figures, uses epl2.cls
6 pages, 2 figures, uses epl2.cls