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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 4, Issue 52, Pages 27522-27525Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02959c
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2010CB732403]
- National Science Foundation of China [21275030]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT1116]
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Au-Fe/Ni alloy nanowire motors, having an average length of 5.4 +/- 1.2 mu m and a diameter of 280 +/- 10 nm, can move fast in a mixed fuel containing H2O2 and N2H4. The powered motion is attributed to the bubble thrust produced from catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide on the Fe/Ni alloy segments, while hydrazine seems to act as a co-catalyst. The regulation of speed can be achieved by modulating the proportion of alloy composition, and the highest speed obtained is up to 850 mu m s(-1) (ca. 157 body-length per s), which is the fastest among all nanowire motors. Because of the ferronickel segment's magnetism, the Au-Fe/Ni alloy nanomotors also can be guided by the magnetic force, in addition to being controlled by the propelling force generated by the bubble thrust.
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