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Corrosion of light powered Pt/TiO2 microrobots

MARIC, T. NASIR, M. BUDANOVIC, M. ALDUHAISH, O. WEBSTER, R. PUMERA, M.

Original Title

Corrosion of light powered Pt/TiO2 microrobots

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Catalytic light-powered microrobots have become a major focus in the current autonomous self-propelled micromotors research. The attractiveness of such machines stems from the fact that these motors are liquid "fuel-free", with their motion modulated by irradiation. It is assumed that as catalytic micro/nanoparticles, they can function eternally. We show here that Pt/TiO2 photo powered micromachines undergo corrosion and that they lose catalytic activity several days after deployment. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Microrobots; Self-propelled; Micromachines; Photocatalysis

Authors

MARIC, T.; NASIR, M.; BUDANOVIC, M.; ALDUHAISH, O.; WEBSTER, R.; PUMERA, M.

Released

1. 9. 2020

Publisher

ELSEVIER

Location

AMSTERDAM

ISBN

2352-9407

Periodical

Applied Materials Today

Year of study

20

Number

1

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

100659-1

Pages to

100659-5

Pages count

5

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352940720301062