title: Self-Assembly of Micromachining Systems Powered by Janus Micromotors.
abstract: Janus particles can self-assemble around microfabricated gears in reproducible configurations with a high degree of spatial and orientational order. The final configuration maximizes the torque applied on the rotor leading to a unidirectional and steady rotating motion. The interplay between geometry and dynamical behavior leads to the self-assembly of Janus micromotors starting from randomly distributed particles.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma "Sapienza", I-00185, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Juliane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simmchen
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma "Sapienza", I-00185, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saglimbeni
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.|Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) Baldiri i Reixac, 10-12 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jaideep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katuri
authors.affiliation: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, I-16163, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dipalo
authors.affiliation: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, I-16163, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.|Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) Baldiri i Reixac, 10-12 08028, Barcelona, Spain.|Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), Passeig Lluis Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma "Sapienza", I-00185, Roma, Italy.|NANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter Laboratory, Piazzale A. Moro 2, I-00185, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Leonardo
keywords: Janus particles; active catalytic particles; microgears; micromachines; self-assembly; self-propulsion