@article{VincentKenfackSenthilkumaretal.2010,
  author    = {Vincent, Uchechukwu E. and Kenfack, Anatole and Senthilkumar, Dharmapuri Vijayan and Mayer, Dieter and Kurths, J{\"u}rgen},
  title     = {Current reversals and synchronization in coupled ratchets},
  issn      = {1539-3755},
  doi       = {10.1103/Physreve.82.046208},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Current reversal is an intriguing phenomenon that has been central to recent experimental and theoretical investigations of transport based on ratchet mechanism. By considering a system of two interacting ratchets, we demonstrate how the coupling can be used to control the reversals. In particular, we find that current reversal that exists in a single driven ratchet system can ultimately be eliminated with the presence of a second ratchet. For specific coupling strengths a current-reversal free regime has been detected. Furthermore, in the fully synchronized state characterized by the coupling threshold k(th), a specific driving amplitude a(opt) is found for which the transport is optimum.},
  language  = {en}
}