ArticleNature communications2019
Light programmable micro/nanomotors with optically tunable in-phase electric polarization.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Harnessing optical forces with advanced nanophotonic structures: principles and applications.Discover nano · 2025Review
- Dual-Energy Integration in Photoresponsive Micro/Nanomotors: From Strategic Design to Biomedical Applications.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Review
- Swarm Autonomy: From Agent Functionalization to Machine Intelligence.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Review
- Light-stimulated micromotor swarms in an electric field with accurate spatial, temporal, and mode control.Science advances · 2023Article
- Synthesis of magnetic electroactive nanomotors based on sodium alginate/chitosan and investigation the influence of the external electric field on the mechanism of locomotion.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Bioresource Upgrade for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Biomedicine.Nano-micro letters · 2023Review
- Light-Programmed Bistate Colloidal Actuation Based on Photothermal Active Plasmonic Substrate.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Article
- Unraveling the physiochemical nature of colloidal motion waves among silver colloids.Science advances · 2022Article
- Heat-Mediated Optical Manipulation.Chemical reviews · 2022Review
- Electric Field Induced Electrorotation of 2D Perovskite Microplates.Micromachines · 2021Article
- Sensitivity of PS/CoPd Janus particles to an external magnetic field.RSC advances · 2021Article
- Micro/Nanorobot: A Promising Targeted Drug Delivery System.Pharmaceutics · 2020Review
- Green Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Bio-Inspired Stimuli-Responsive Vesicles in Cancer Therapy Application.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Enhanced Light-Harvesting Efficiency and Adaptation: A Review on Visible-Light-Driven Micro/Nanomotors.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2020Review
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Abstract
To develop active nanomaterials that can instantly respond to external stimuli with designed mechanical motions is an important step towards the realization of nanorobots. Herein, we present our finding of a versatile working mechanism that allows instantaneous change of alignment direction and speed of semiconductor nanowires in an external electric field with simple visible-light exposure. The light induced alignment switch can be cycled over hundreds of times and programmed to express words in Morse code. With theoretical analysis and simulation, the working principle can be attributed to the optically tuned real-part (in-phase) electrical polarization of a semiconductor nanowire in aqueous suspension. The manipulation principle is exploited to create a new type of microscale stepper motor that can readily switch between in-phase and out-phase modes, and agilely operate independent of neighboring motors with patterned light. This work could inspire the development of new types of micro/nanomachines with individual and reconfigurable maneuverability for many applications.
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