High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels

Platinum (Pt) free micro/nanomotors (MNMs) using a low content of fuels are highly desired for many applications. Herein, we demonstrate that cathodic electrofabrication can produce modified MnO 2 based microtubes and microrods as highly efficient MNMs in hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) as low as 0.2%....

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Main Authors: Ye, H., Kang, J., Ma, G., Sun, Hongqi, Wang, Shaobin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Academic Press 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68853
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author Ye, H.
Kang, J.
Ma, G.
Sun, Hongqi
Wang, Shaobin
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Kang, J.
Ma, G.
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Wang, Shaobin
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description Platinum (Pt) free micro/nanomotors (MNMs) using a low content of fuels are highly desired for many applications. Herein, we demonstrate that cathodic electrofabrication can produce modified MnO 2 based microtubes and microrods as highly efficient MNMs in hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) as low as 0.2%. The speed of graphene/Ag-MnO 2 micromotors could be smartly regulated using a surfactant and the maximum speed of an individual micromotor exceeds 1.3 mm s -1 in 0.5% H 2 O 2 . The propelling force and output power of the micromotors are 3.4 and 10 times as high as those of the best Pt-based micromotors reported. These Ag-MnO 2 based micromotors are envisioned to be a great promise for practical applications from biomedical delivery to environmental decontamination.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-688532023-08-02T06:39:11Z High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels Ye, H. Kang, J. Ma, G. Sun, Hongqi Wang, Shaobin Platinum (Pt) free micro/nanomotors (MNMs) using a low content of fuels are highly desired for many applications. Herein, we demonstrate that cathodic electrofabrication can produce modified MnO 2 based microtubes and microrods as highly efficient MNMs in hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) as low as 0.2%. The speed of graphene/Ag-MnO 2 micromotors could be smartly regulated using a surfactant and the maximum speed of an individual micromotor exceeds 1.3 mm s -1 in 0.5% H 2 O 2 . The propelling force and output power of the micromotors are 3.4 and 10 times as high as those of the best Pt-based micromotors reported. These Ag-MnO 2 based micromotors are envisioned to be a great promise for practical applications from biomedical delivery to environmental decontamination. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68853 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.05.088 Academic Press restricted
spellingShingle Ye, H.
Kang, J.
Ma, G.
Sun, Hongqi
Wang, Shaobin
High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels
title High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels
title_full High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels
title_fullStr High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels
title_full_unstemmed High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels
title_short High-speed graphene@Ag-MnO2micromotors at low peroxide levels
title_sort high-speed graphene@ag-mno2micromotors at low peroxide levels
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68853