JOURNAL ARTICLE

Geometric asymmetry driven Janus micromotors

Guanjia ZhaoMartin Pumera

Year: 2014 Journal:   Nanoscale Vol: 6 (19)Pages: 11177-11180   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

A chemically homogeneous “coconut” micromotor made of platinum shows asymmetric motion because its convex surface is capable of generating oxygen bubbles.

Keywords:
Asymmetry Janus Nanotechnology Materials science Work (physics) Isotropic etching Shell (structure) Field (mathematics) Mechanical engineering Etching (microfabrication) Mechanics Composite material Physics Engineering Mathematics Layer (electronics)

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