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NANOSCALE
Volume 6, Issue 19, Pages 11177-11180Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4nr02393e
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- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore Ministry of Education [2013-T1-002-064, RG99/13]
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The production and application of nano-/micromotors is of great importance. In order for the motors to work, asymmetry in their chemical composition or physical geometry must be present if no external asymmetric field is applied. In this paper, we present a coconut micromotor made of platinum through the partial or complete etching of the silica templates. It was shown that although both the inner and outer surfaces are made of the same material (Pt), motion of the structure can be observed as the convex surface is capable of generating oxygen bubbles. This finding shows that not only the chemical asymmetry of the micromotor, but also its geometric asymmetry can lead to fast propulsion of the motor. Moreover, a considerably higher velocity can be seen for partially etched coconut structures than the velocities of Janus or fully etched, shell-like motors. These findings will have great importance on the design of future micromotors.
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