Measurement of driving force of catalytic nanomotors in dilute hydrogen peroxide by torsion balance

J. G. Gibbs, Y. P. Zhao

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Abstract

A simple torsion balance is designed to directly determine the force generated by catalytic nanomotor nanorods. A 1 cm1 silicon substrate coated with ∼3.1× 108 nanomotors was attached to a balancing weight and submerged into different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. The force generated through the catalytic reaction leads to a measurable torque applied to the torsion balance. The force is on the order of 10-14 - 10-13 N per individual nanomotor and has a linear concentration dependence with a slope of 4.82× 10-14 N per percentage of hydrogen peroxide in agreement with previous studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number086108
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume79
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation

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