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Fuel-free nanocap-like motors actuated under visible light
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The motion of nanomotors triggered by light sources will provide new alternative routes to power nanoarchitectures without the need of chemical fuels. However, most light-driven nanomotors are triggered by UV-light, near infrared reflection, or laser sources. It is demonstrated that nanocap shaped Au/TiO2 nanomotors (175 nm in diameter) display increased Brownian motion in the presence of broad spectrum visible light. The motion results from the surface plasmon resonance effect leading to self-electrophoresis between the Au and TiO2 layers, a mechanism called plasmonic photocatalytic effect in the field of photocatalysis. This mechanism is experimentally characterized by electron energy loss spectroscopy, energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy, and optical video tracking. This mechanism is also studied in a more theoretical manner using numerical finite-difference time-domain simulations. The ability to power nanomaterials with visible light may result in entirely new applications for externally powered micro/nanomotors.
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WANG, Xu, SRDIHAR, Varum, GUO, Surong, TALEBI, Nahid, MIGUEL LÓPEZ, Albert, HAHN, Kersten, VAN AKEN, Peter a., SÁNCHEZ ORDÓÑEZ, Samuel. Fuel-free nanocap-like motors actuated under visible light. _Advanced Functional Materials_. 2018. Vol. 28, núm. 25, pàgs. 1705862. [consulta: 23 de gener de 2026]. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/123486]