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Autonomous micromotor based on catalytically pneumatic behavior of balloon-like MnO(x)-graphene crumples
Xueli Chen1, Guan Wu, Tian Lan
1i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China. wchen2006@sinano.ac.cn.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|May 24, 2014
Abstract:
A novel autonomous micromotor, based on catalytically pneumatic behaviour of balloon-like MnOx-graphene crumples, has been synthesized via an ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method. Through catalytic decomposition of H2O2 into O2, the gas accumulated in a confined space and was released to generate a strong force to push the micromotor.
