Long time and distance self-propelling of a PVC sphere on a water surface with an embedded ZnO micro-/nano-structured hollow sphere.
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.
Beijing Key Lab of Cryobiomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. jliu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
Lei
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6674-1205
L
Wang
Beijing Key Lab of Cryobiomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. jliu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
Lujia
L
Yu
Beijing Key Lab of Cryobiomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. jliu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
Liting
L
Yi
Beijing Key Lab of Cryobiomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. jliu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
Bin
B
Yuan
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. houyongping09@buaa.edu.cn.
Yongping
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6732-2002
Y
Hou
Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China. xfmeng@cnu.edu.cn.
Xiangfu
X
Meng
Beijing Key Lab of Cryobiomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. jliu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
Jing
J
Liu