Bimetallic coatings synergistically enhance the speeds of photocatalytic TiO2 micromotors

被引:28
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作者
Xiao, Zuyao [1 ]
Chen, Jingyuan [1 ]
Duan, Shifang [1 ]
Lv, Xianglong [1 ]
Wang, Jizhuang [2 ]
Ma, Xing [1 ,3 ]
Tang, Jinyao [2 ,4 ]
Wang, Wei [1 ]
机构
[1] Harbin Inst Technol Shenzhen, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
[3] Harbin Inst Technol Shenzhen, Flexible Printed Elect Technol Ctr, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Hong Kong, State Key Lab Synthet Chem, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
CATALYTIC NANOMOTORS; REDUCTION; MOTION;
D O I
10.1039/d0cc00212g
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The design of powerful, more biocompatible microrobots calls for faster catalytic reactions. Here we demonstrate a two-fold increase in the speed of photocatalytic TiO2-metal Janus micromotors via a Au/Ag bi-layered coating. Electrochemical measurements show that such a bimetallic coating is a better photocatalyst than either metal alone. Similarly, an additional sputtered Ag layer could also significantly increase the speed of Pt-PS or TiO2-Pt micromotors, suggesting that applying bimetallic coatings is a generalizable strategy in the design of faster catalytic micromotors.
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页码:4728 / 4731
页数:4
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