Toward understanding of the propulsion mechanism of rod-shaped nanoparticles that catalyze gas-generating reactions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 6049-6056

  Kovtyukhova, Nina I ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL MOTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DECOM POSITION; NANOMOTORS; ROD-SHAPED;

HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NONMETALS; OXYGEN; PROPULSION;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 47149116506     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp710594w     Document Type: Article

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