Publication detail

Optical motion control of catalytic WS2 and MoS2 micromotors

de la Asuncion-Nadal, V. Maria-Hormigos, R. Jurado-Sanchez, B. Escarpa, A.

Original Title

Optical motion control of catalytic WS2 and MoS2 micromotors

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Herein we described the on-demand optically controlled braking and acceleration of transition metal dichal-cogenide (TMD) based tubular catalytic micromotors. The direct electrodeposition of a thin WS2 or MoS2 outer layer imparts the micromotors with a direct bandgap for built-in optical responsive properties, along with light-induced heating. Thus, up to 70% speed acceleration is observed after irradiation from 365 to 535 nm. The phenomena can be explained by a mixed effect of electron generation and promotion from the active electronic levels of the outer WS2 or MoS2 micromotor layer, which recombines with the Pt layer, generating an additional peroxide input for increased speeds. The inherent photothermal properties of the TMD outer layer of the micromotors after light interaction also result in an increase in the temperature of the inner catalytic Pt layer, which results in increased decomposition kinetics. On-demand braking and acceleration of the micromotors can be thus achieved in the full electromagnetic spectrum, representing an alternative approach to control catalytic micromotor propulsion for a myriad of applications.

Keywords

Micromotors; Light; Chalcogenides; Catalytic; Propulsion

Authors

de la Asuncion-Nadal, V.; Maria-Hormigos, R.; Jurado-Sanchez, B.; Escarpa, A.

Released

1. 12. 2022

Publisher

ELSEVIER

Location

AMSTERDAM

ISBN

2352-9407

Periodical

Applied Materials Today

Year of study

29

Number

101664

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages count

7

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352940722002980?via%3Dihub

BibTex

@article{BUT182364,
  author="de la Asuncion-Nadal, V. and Maria-Hormigos, R. and Jurado-Sanchez, B. and Escarpa, A.",
  title="Optical motion control of catalytic WS2 and MoS2 micromotors",
  journal="Applied Materials Today",
  year="2022",
  volume="29",
  number="101664",
  pages="7",
  doi="10.1016/j.apmt.2022.101664",
  issn="2352-9407",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352940722002980?via%3Dihub"
}