基于铱的 Janus 型微马达在超低浓度化学燃料的驱动下工作。

Catalytic iridium-based Janus micromotors powered by ultralow levels of chemical fuels.

机构信息

Department of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States.

出版信息

J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Feb 12;136(6):2276-9. doi: 10.1021/ja413002e. Epub 2014 Feb 3.

Abstract

We describe catalytic micromotors powered by remarkably low concentrations of chemical fuel, down to the 0.0000001% level. These Janus micromotors rely on an iridium hemispheric layer for the catalytic decomposition of hydrazine in connection to SiO2 spherical particles. The micromotors are self-propelled at a very high speed (of ~20 body lengths s(-1)) in a 0.001% hydrazine solution due to osmotic effects. Such a low fuel concentration represents a 10,000-fold decrease in the level required for common catalytic nanomotors. The attractive propulsion performance, efficient catalytic energy-harvesting, environmentally triggered swarming behavior, and magnetic control of the new Janus micromotors hold considerable promise for diverse practical applications.

摘要

我们描述了由低至 0.0000001%浓度化学燃料驱动的催化微型马达。这些“类半球”微型马达依赖于半球形的铱层来催化连接到二氧化硅球形颗粒上的水合肼分解。由于渗透压的作用,这些微型马达在 0.001%水合肼溶液中能够以非常高的速度(约 20 个体长每秒)自行推进。如此低的燃料浓度代表了普通催化纳米马达所需燃料浓度的 10000 倍降低。这种新型“类半球”微型马达具有吸引人的推进性能、高效的催化能量收集、环境触发的群体行为以及磁场控制,为各种实际应用提供了广阔的前景。

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