Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Light programmable micro/nanomotors with optically tunable in-phase electric polarization

  • Zexi Liang,
  • Daniel Teal,
  • Donglei (Emma) Fan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13255-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Developing active nanomaterials that can instantly respond to external stimuli with designed mechanical motions for nanorobotics applications remains a challenge. Here, the authors propose a Si-NWs light programmable nanomotors design based on optically tunable in-phase electric polarization.