Condensed Matter > Statistical Mechanics
[Submitted on 28 Apr 2024 (v1), last revised 5 May 2024 (this version, v2)]
Title:Power-Efficiency Constraint for Biological Rotary Motor Driven by Chemical Gradient
View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:Biological motors, as counterpart of heat engines, are driven by a chemical gradient to output mechanical work and play critical roles in biological functions, such as the ATP synthesis. Its thermodynamic efficiency, along with power, are two vital criteria for evaluating the performance of these motors. In this letter, we investigate a model of a microscopic chemical engine and assess the constraint relation between power and efficiency for the cycle with finite operation time. Our model demonstrates a general constraint relation between power and efficiency, and predicts that the efficiency at maximum power in the large friction regime is half of the maximum quasi-static efficiency, i.e., 1/2. These findings shall provide new direction to optimize the operation of microscopic biological motors.
Submission history
From: Ruo-Xun Zhai [view email][v1] Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:19:52 UTC (2,082 KB)
[v2] Sun, 5 May 2024 09:21:16 UTC (2,045 KB)
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