Catalytic nanomotors: Remote-controlled autonomous movement of striped metallic nanorods

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 744-746

  Kline, Timothy R ^a   Paxton, Walter F ^a   Mallouk, Thomas E ^a   Sen, Ayusman ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloids; Homogeneous catalysis; Magnetic properties; Molecular devices; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NICKEL; PLATINUM; REMOTE CONTROL; SURFACE TENSION;

CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; MICROMETERSIZED RODS; NANOMOTORS; PROPULSIVE FORCE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

GOLD; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METAL; NICKEL; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MICROSCOPY; MOTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 13444252899     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200461890     Document Type: Article

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