The mobility of an overdamped particle, in a periodic potential tilted by a
constant external field and moving in a medium with periodic friction coef
ficient is examined. When the potential and the friction coefficient have t
he same periodicity but have a phase difference, the mobility shows many in
teresting features as a function of the applied force, the temperature, etc
. The mobility shows stochastic resonance even for constant applied force,
an issue of much recent interest. The mobility also exhibits a resonancelik
e phenomenon as a function of the field strength and noise induced slowing
down of the particle in an appropriate parameter regime. [S1063-651X(99)037
12-5].