Enhanced speed of bimetallic nanorod motors by surface roughening
- 11 August 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 39,p. 5856-5858
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b911561g
Abstract
The speed of hydrogen peroxide propelled bimetallic nanorods in water is shown to be proportional to the surface area of the catalytic segment of the nanorods.Keywords
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