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Self-Propelled Micro-/Nanomotors of ZnO Nanoshuttles Induced by Surface Defects

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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 127, Issue 25, Pages 12026-12034

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02607

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ZnO nanoshuttles were synthesized and designed to have three motion modes of shake, rotation, and translation in water. The asymmetrically distributed defects on the surface of ZnO nanoshuttles are responsible for the swimming modes. This study also demonstrates the versatility and openness of ZnO nanoshuttle micro-/nanomotors.
To accomplish various complex tasksin the microworld,micro-/nanomotors(MNMs) with diverse swimming characteristics have attracted more andmore attention. In this work, ZnO nanoshuttles were synthesized bya simple hydrothermal method. In addition, MNMs based on ZnO nanoshuttleshave been designed, exhibiting self-propelled swimming characteristicswith three motion modes of shake, rotation, and translation in water.It is revealed that the asymmetrically distributed defects on thesurface of ZnO nanoshuttles are responsible for the swimming modes.The unique shuttle-like structure helps to reduce the drag in a lowReynolds number environment and endows the self-propelled ZnO nanoshuttlemotor with a relatively high swimming velocity (5.16 mu m/s).In addition, to demonstrate the versatility and openness of ZnO nanoshuttleMNMs, ZnO/Co magnetic MNMs and ZnO/TiO2 Janus MNMs wereprepared by simple Co doping and TiO2 coating, respectively.This study reveals the possible role of surface defects in regulatingthe motion behavior of ZnO-based MNMs and also provides a feasiblelow-cost method for the large-scale fabrication of self-asymmetricfuel-free micro-/nanomotors.

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