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Diffusion control of strongly correlated electrically conductive particles in a liquid medium by applying graded electromagnetic fields
Author(s) -
Naruse Yujiro
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.21772
Subject(s) - diffusion , brownian motion , electromagnetic field , capacitance , absorption (acoustics) , electrical conductor , materials science , electric field , condensed matter physics , field (mathematics) , electrically conductive , physics , mechanics , chemical physics , composite material , thermodynamics , electrode , quantum mechanics , mathematics , pure mathematics
Abstract The diffusion phenomenon of strongly correlated electrically conductive (EC) particles by radiating graded electromagnetic fields into a liquid medium is theoretically and experimentally investigated. The state of strongly correlated EC particles is defined in this paper as follows: The energy absorption of electromagnetic fields by EC particles in a liquid medium will induce strong attraction forces between particles, producing thermal, mechanical, and electrical energy from three‐dimensional resistance–capacitance networks composed of the particles. As the strong attraction forces compensate the Brownian motion of the particles, the phenomenon of externally controlled diffusion against natural diffusion is realized by applying a graded electromagnetic field. The controlled diffusion is useful as a method of moving the EC particles toward the target regions. The possible applications of the phenomenon in medical and industrial fields are briefly described. © 2012 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.