Dependence of the acoustic propulsion of nano- and microcones on their orientation and aspect ratio

Abstract

Recent research revealed the orientation-dependent propulsion of a cone-shaped colloidal particle that is exposed to a planar traveling ultrasound wave. Here, we extend the previous research by considering nano- and microcones with different aspect ratios and studying how the propulsion of a particle depends on its orientation and aspect ratio. We also study how the orientation-averaged propulsion of a cone-shaped particle, which corresponds to an isotropic ultrasound field, depends on its aspect ratio and identify an aspect ratio of 1/2 where the orientation-averaged propulsion is particularly strong. To make our simulation results easier reusable for follow-up research, we provide a corresponding simple analytic representation.

arXiv comment13 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables

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