Hot brownian motion

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Aug 27;105(9):090604. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.090604. Epub 2010 Aug 26.

Abstract

We derive the markovian description for the nonequilibrium brownian motion of a heated nanoparticle in a simple solvent with a temperature-dependent viscosity. Our analytical results for the generalized fluctuation-dissipation and Stokes-Einstein relations compare favorably with measurements of laser-heated gold nanoparticles and provide a practical rational basis for emerging photothermal tracer and nanoparticle trapping and tracking techniques.