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Main Authors: Tripathi, Ashwani Kr., Morozov, Konstantin I., Rubinstein, Boris Y., Leshansky, Alexander M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.05069
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author Tripathi, Ashwani Kr.
Morozov, Konstantin I.
Rubinstein, Boris Y.
Leshansky, Alexander M.
author_facet Tripathi, Ashwani Kr.
Morozov, Konstantin I.
Rubinstein, Boris Y.
Leshansky, Alexander M.
contents Rotating magnetic field is an efficient method of actuation of synthetic colloids in liquids. In this Letter we theoretically study the effect of the thermal noise on torque-driven steering of magnetic nanohelices. Using a combination of numerical and analytical methods, we demonstrate that surprisingly a weak thermal noise can substantially disrupt the orientation and rotation of the nanohelix, severely impeding its propulsion. The results of Langevin simulations are in excellent agreement with the numerical solution of the Fokker-Planck equation and the analytical effective field approximation.
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spellingShingle Weak thermal fluctuations impede steering of chiral magnetic nanobots
Tripathi, Ashwani Kr.
Morozov, Konstantin I.
Rubinstein, Boris Y.
Leshansky, Alexander M.
Soft Condensed Matter
Rotating magnetic field is an efficient method of actuation of synthetic colloids in liquids. In this Letter we theoretically study the effect of the thermal noise on torque-driven steering of magnetic nanohelices. Using a combination of numerical and analytical methods, we demonstrate that surprisingly a weak thermal noise can substantially disrupt the orientation and rotation of the nanohelix, severely impeding its propulsion. The results of Langevin simulations are in excellent agreement with the numerical solution of the Fokker-Planck equation and the analytical effective field approximation.
title Weak thermal fluctuations impede steering of chiral magnetic nanobots
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.05069