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ACS NANO
卷 11, 期 6, 页码 6146-6154出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02177
关键词
micromotors; black TiO2; Au/B-TiO2 Janus micromotors; photocatalysis; multiwavelengths
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资金
- European Research Council
- ERC [336456]
- Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) - Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) [10052980]
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network [642642]
- Global Research Laboratory through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [NRF-2015K1A1A2033054]
- Generalitat de Catalunya [2014-SGR-1015]
- (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, FEDER) from the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) [MAT2014-57960-C3-1-R]
- MINECO for the Ramon y Cajal contract [RYC-2012-10839]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [642642] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
Conventional photocatalytic micromotors are limited to the use of specific wavelengths of light due to their narrow light absorption spectrum, which limits their effectiveness for applications in biomedicine and environmental remediation. We present a multiwavelength light-responsive Janus micromotor consisting of a black TiO2 microsphere asymmetrically coated with a thin Au layer. The black TiO2 microspheres exhibit absorption ranges between 300 and 800 nm. The Janus micromotors are propelled by light, both in H2O2 solutions and in pure H2O over a broad range of wavelengths including UV, blue, cyan, green, and red light. An analysis of the particles' motion shows that the motor speed decreases with increasing wavelength,, which has not been previously realized. A significant increase in motor speed is observed when exploiting the entire visible light spectrum (>400 nm), suggesting a potential use of solar energy, which contains a great portion of visible light. Finally, stop go motion is also demonstrated by controlling the visible light illumination, a necessary feature for the steerability of micro- and nanomachines.
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