Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Copolymeric Colloids as Multicolor Emission, Fuel‐Free, UV‐ and Visible‐Light‐Actuated Micropumps
Light‐actuated micromachines are of enormous interest due to their ability to harvest light for triggering catalytic reactions to acquire free energy for mechanical work. This work presents an inorganic–organic hybrid copolymeric poly(cyclotriphosphazene‐co‐barbituric acid) colloid, which displays m...
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Published in | Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 18; no. 15; pp. e2107621 - n/a |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Germany
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01.04.2022
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Summary: | Light‐actuated micromachines are of enormous interest due to their ability to harvest light for triggering catalytic reactions to acquire free energy for mechanical work. This work presents an inorganic–organic hybrid copolymeric poly(cyclotriphosphazene‐co‐barbituric acid) colloid, which displays multiwavelength excited emission and catalytic activities, exploiting the unique structural, chemical, and optical features of inorganic heterocyclic ring hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene and organic co‐monomer barbituric acid. Specifically, this work reveals particle‐resolved unusual multicolor emission under excitation with the same or different wavelengths of light using fluorescence microscopy. The result is rationalized by density functional theory studies. In this work, the authors find that emission is coincident with fluorometric measurements, and the photocatalytic properties are anticipated from the overall band structure. This work also demonstrates the use of these colloids as micropumps, which can be remotely activated by UV, blue, and green lights under fuel‐free conditions, and ascribe the behavior to ionic diffusiophoresis arising from light‐triggered generation of H+ and other charged species. This work offers a new class of polymeric colloids with multiple‐wavelength excited emission and catalytic activities, which is expected to open new opportunities in the design of fuel‐free, photo‐actuated micromachines and active systems.
This work demonstrates a prototypical polymeric metal‐ and fuel‐free light‐actuated colloidal micropumping system with simultaneous multicolor emission. |
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ISSN: | 1613-6810 1613-6829 |
DOI: | 10.1002/smll.202107621 |