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arxiv: 1006.0280 · v1 · pith:HUW5ZL4Unew · submitted 2010-06-02 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · cond-mat.mes-hall

Brownian Motion of Graphene

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.mes-hall
keywords brownianconstantsgraphenemotionopticalall-opticalanisotropicanisotropy
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We study the Brownian motion (BM) of optically trapped graphene flakes. These orient orthogonal to the light polarization, due to the optical constants anisotropy. We explain the flake dynamics, measure force and torque constants and derive a full electromagnetic theory of optical trapping. The understanding of two dimensional BM paves the way to light-controlled manipulation and all-optical sorting of biological membranes and anisotropic macromolecules.

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