Long time and distance self-propelling of a PVC sphere on a water surface with an embedded ZnO micro-/nano-structured hollow sphere

Lei Wang; Lujia Yu; Liting Yi; Bin Yuan; Yongping Hou; Xiangfu Meng; Jing Liu

doi:10.1039/c6cc09308f

Long time and distance self-propelling of a PVC sphere on a water surface with an embedded ZnO micro-/nano-structured hollow sphere

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Feb 16;53(15):2347-2350. doi: 10.1039/c6cc09308f.

Authors

Lei Wang¹, Lujia Yu¹, Liting Yi¹, Bin Yuan¹, Yongping Hou², Xiangfu Meng³, Jing Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Beijing Key Lab of Cryobiomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. [email protected].
² Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China. [email protected].
³ Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China. [email protected].

PMID: 28164193
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc09308f

Abstract

In this research, a zinc oxide micro-/nano-structured hollow sphere (MNHS) with a large specific surface area is applied as energy storage material to encapsulate poly(vinyl chloride) solution and control the fuel release. The sustained release effect of MNHS not only makes the motion more controllable, but enhances the motion time and distance.