Abstract

Rectification of chiral active particles driven by transversal temperature difference is investigated in a two-dimensional periodic channel. Chiral active particles can be rectified by transversal temperature difference. Transport behaviors are qualitatively different for different wall boundary conditions. For the sliding boundary condition, the direction of transport completely depends on the chirality of particles. The average velocity is a peaked function of angular velocity or temperature difference. The average velocity increases linearly with the self-propulsion speed, while it decreases monotonically with the increase in the packing fraction. For randomized boundary condition, the transport behaviors become complex. When self-propulsion speed is small, in contrast with the sliding boundary condition, particles move in the opposite direction. However, for large self-propulsion speed, current reversals can occur by continuously changing the system parameters (angular velocity, temperature difference, packing fraction, and width of the channel).

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