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  • Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Soft Matter

Background:

  • Brownian motion describes random particle movement.
  • Confined geometries and obstacles alter particle transport.
  • Scaling parameter (f) relates work done to thermal energy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate diffusive behavior of biased Brownian particles.
  • Analyze transport properties in a 2D confined geometry with obstacles.
  • Determine the influence of obstacle density (η) and scaling parameter (f) on particle trapping and diffusion.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations of biased Brownian particles in a 2D lattice with obstacles.
  • Systematic variation of obstacle density (η) and scaling parameter (f).
  • Analysis of particle trapping, diffusion regimes, and transport coefficients.

Main Results:

  • Particle trapping occurs before critical obstacle density (ηc ≈ 1.2) as f increases.
  • A relationship between η and f is identified, defining a critical scaling parameter (fc).
  • Observed nonmonotonic nonlinear mobility, anomalous diffusion, and enhanced diffusion coefficients.

Conclusions:

  • Particle diffusion behavior (sub-, normal-, superdiffusion) depends on f and η.
  • Fick-Jacobs description becomes invalid beyond fc.
  • Findings are relevant for understanding particle transport in porous media and molecular sieves.