title: Rectification by hopping motion through nonsymmetric potentials: local versus global bias.
abstract: The hopping motion of noninteracting classical particles through nonsymmetric potentials is investigated in the case of alternating local bias. Different to the case of alternating global bias, a resonancelike behavior is observed. The system exhibits rectification effects in the regime of small to medium bias, whereas rectification effects are absent in the strong bias regime. Possible generalizations and applications are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porto